Hermeneutics and Honor: Negotiating Female Public Space in Islamic/Ate Societies - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0932885217 ISBN 13: 9780932885210

Casa editrice: Harvard Center for Middle Eastern, 2000

Riassunto

Women's traversal of public space in Islamic/ate societies and the ensuing process of negotiating gendered identities are the central concerns of this collection of essays. The dichotomy between private and public spheres, upheld as axiomatic for most societies, has recently been challenged by scholars as an artificial construct. For women in particular, the demarcation between the two spheres has become blurred by the enormous public consequences of their private behavior. Elaborate cultural codes of honor and traditional, masculinist interpretations of scripture have reinforced the public-private polarity and restricted Muslim women's access to the public realm as conventionally defined.

The distinguished contributors to this volume provide insight into how women from different social strata and historical periods in various Islamic/ate societies have creatively engaged with these limitations upon their behavior.

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Negotiating Female "Public" Space in Islamic/ate Societies, Foreword by Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Harvard Center for Middle Eastern
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0932885217
• ISBN 13: 9780932885210
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 222
• Redattore: Afsaruddin Asma, Ameri Anan
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
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