Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation
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Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation by Barbara Freyer Stowasser
Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little systematic study of the statements regarding women in the Qur'an. Stowasser fills the void with this study on the women of Islamic sacred history. By telling their stories in Qur'an and interpretation, she introduces Islamic doctrine and its past and present socio-economic and political applications. Stowasser establishes the link between the female figure as cultural symbol, and Islamic self-perceptions from the beginning to the present time.
An excellent study of women in Islamic scriptures and commentaryA significant contribution to the scholarship. There is no comparable study in terms of either focus or approach, despite the fact that the topic and materials are so fundamental. * John Esposito *
Barbara Stowasser is Director of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780195111484 |
| ISBN 10 | 0195111486 |
| Title | Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation |
| Author | Barbara Freyer Stowasser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 1997-02-20 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Prizes | Winner of Named an Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 by ^BChoice^R. |
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