Women and Islamization

Contemporary Dimensions of Discourse on Gender Relations

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

The current Islamic revival is frequently associated with fundamentalism and radical politics. This reinforces Western perceptions of Islamic women as victims of a sexist and reactionary rule. What many outsiders fail to realize is that quite a number of Muslim women are ardently embracing their religion as a means through which they can express gender identity, power and creativity.In overturning ingrained notions of Muslim women's subjugation, this timely book situates Islam as a religion undergoing reinterpretation and change -- especially in relation to gender identities -- rather than as a monolithic movement reacting against westernization and modernization. Through their political, educational, and recreational activities, more and more Muslim women are setting agendas of their own and are actively redefining the role of women in Muslim society.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-01-09
Mått:156 x 234 x 12 mm
Vikt:453 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:212
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781859732557

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociala grupper och identitet inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Karin Ask Chr. Michelsen Institute Marit Tjomsland Chr. Michelsen Institute

Recensioner i media

'This book is an important contribution to cross-cultural understanding of Muslim women.' Journal of Islamic Studies' 'Women and Islamization' makes a good job of contesting descriptions of women's relations to Islam as being universally its victims'Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute 'Islamic feminism...leaves open the question, how does such an apparent oxymoron work? How can activism on behalf of women square with the imposition of religious norms that favour men? In other words how can one be a feminist and an observant muslim? This volume of essays about the impact of islamization on the social roles of women and their spiritual pratices starts to answer this vexed question by bringing a much needed, new perspective to a topic hemmed in by prejudice.'Association for Middle East Women's Studies

Innehållsförteckning

Feminist reinterpretation of Islamic sources - Muslim feminist theology in the light of the Christian tradition of feminist thought, Anne Sofeie Roald; new veils and new voices - Islamist women's groups in Egypt, Soroya Duval; contested identities - women and religion in algeria and Jordan, Wilhelmina Jansen; public baths as private places, marjo Buitelaar; female derishes in contemporary Istanbul - between tradition and modernity, Catharina Raudvere; women and Muridism in Senegal - the case of the Mam Diarra Boussa Dahira in Mbacke, Eva Evers Rosander; reconstruction of Islamic knowledge and knowing - a case of Islamic practices among women in Iran, Zahra Kamalkhani.