"Believing Women" in Islam by Asma Barlas
Beginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, this title shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Qur'an to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Qur'an are a function of who has read it, how, and in what contexts.
"This is an original and, at times, groundbreaking piece of scholarship" John L. Esposito, University Professor and Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University
Asma Barlas is Associate Professor and Chair of Politics and interim director of the Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity at Ithaca College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780292709041 |
| ISBN 10 | 0292709048 |
| Title | "Believing Women" in Islam |
| Author | Asma Barlas |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Texas Press |
| Year published | 2002-06-15 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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