Women and Islam by Fatima Mernissi
Women and Islam by Fatima Mernissi explores the historical, social, and cultural position of women in Muslim societies. Drawing on Islamic history, political thought, and social analysis, Fatima Mernissi examines questions surrounding gender, power, women's rights, religious interpretation, and the changing roles of women in the Islamic world.
About This Book
In Women and Islam, Moroccan sociologist and writer Fatima Mernissi examines the relationship between women, Islam, and social structures across Muslim societies.
Mernissi's work looks beyond simplified assumptions about Muslim women and explores the historical and cultural factors that have influenced women's roles. She considers how religious interpretation, political institutions, social traditions, and changing ideas about gender have shaped women's experiences.
The book encourages readers to distinguish between religious teachings and the ways those teachings have been interpreted or incorporated into particular political and social systems. Mernissi also explores historical examples and intellectual traditions to examine questions of authority, gender relations, and women's participation in society.
Through a combination of historical discussion and sociological analysis, the book provides readers with a framework for thinking about Islam, gender, power, women's rights, and social change.
Key Topics Covered
- Women and Islam
- Islamic history
- Gender and society
- Women's rights
- Muslim societies
- Islamic thought
- Gender roles
- Religion and politics
- Social change
- Feminism and Islam
- Women in the Middle East
- Cultural traditions
- Religious interpretation
Why Read This Book?
Women and Islam offers readers an opportunity to explore the subject of women's roles in Muslim societies through historical and sociological perspectives.
It is particularly useful for readers interested in understanding the relationship between religion, culture, politics, gender, and social institutions without reducing a complex subject to a single explanation.
Who Should Read This?
This book is ideal for students of Islamic studies, sociology, history, gender studies, Middle Eastern studies, women's studies, researchers, academics, and readers interested in Islam and gender relations.
Product Details
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Title: Women and Islam
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Author: Fatima Mernissi
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Language: English
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Genre: Social Science / Islamic Studies / Women's Studies
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Subject: Women, Gender & Muslim Societies
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Format: [Edition dependent]
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Publisher: [Edition dependent]
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ISBN: [Edition dependent]
Explore the complex relationship between women, Islam, gender, history, culture, and social change with Women and Islam by Fatima Mernissi.
