Jamaat-e-Islami Women in Pakistan

Vanguard of a New Modernity?

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

“Vanguard of a New Modernity” draws feminist scholarly and political attention towards the women activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a major movement of Islamic renewal and reform in South Asia.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-27
Mått:162 x 233 x 24 mm
Vikt:559 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:296
Förlag:Syracuse University Press
ISBN:9780815633273

Utforska kategorier

Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Amina Jamal is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Recensioner i media

Jamal’s biggest contribution lies in her ability to challenge the popular constructions of women who occupy leadership positions in the Jamaat. . . . Rather than being rooted in the past, as is so often believed, these women . . . play a very active role in using modernity to meet their ends. - Sadaf Ahmad, author of Transforming Faith