Women and Gender in Islam
Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
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Word Count
76,000 words, Guess
Page Count
304 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archivewomengenderinisl00ahme
- ISBN-100300055838
- ISBN-139780300055832
- Goodreads108700
- LibraryThing68393
and 1 more
- Open LibraryOL9419779M
Classifications
- LCCHQ1784 .A67 1992
Description
Explores the historical roots of the debate about women in Islamic societies by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender up to the present. The book describes the gender systems in place in the Middle East both before and after the rise of Islam.
First Sentence
I BEGAN THIS BOOK WITH THE INTENTION OF BRINGing together such information and insights as were currently available on the conditions and lives of women in Middle Eastern Arab history.
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