Item specifics
- Condition
- EAN
- 9781477315880
- Publication Name
- Believing Women in Islam
- Subtitle
- A Brief Introduction
- ISBN
- 9781477315880
- Release Date
- 01/16/2019
- Release Year
- 2019
- Country of Origin
- UK
- Book Title
- Believing Women in Islam : a Brief Introduction
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Item Length
- 7.9 in
- Publication Year
- 2019
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.4 in
- Author
- David Raeburn Finn, Asma Barlas
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, Social Science
- Topic
- Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Islamic Studies, Civil Rights, Islam / General
- Item Weight
- 5.5 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 120 Pages
Asma Barlas David Raeburn Finn Believing Women in Islam (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
1477315888
ISBN-13
9781477315880
eBay Product ID (ePID)
3038377755
Product Key Features
Book Title
Believing Women in Islam : a Brief Introduction
Number of Pages
120 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2019
Topic
Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, Islamic Studies, Civil Rights, Islam / General
Genre
Religion, Political Science, Social Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
5.5 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-023751
Reviews
Believing Women in Islam. . . argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur’an actually encourages the full equality of women and men, exploring how a handful of verses have been incorrectly interpreted to favor men., Believing Women in Islam . . . argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur’an actually encourages the full equality of women and men, exploring how a handful of verses have been incorrectly interpreted to favor men.
Table Of Content
Notes on Style Preface: A Simpler Believing Women (Asma Barlas) Acknowledgments 1. Interpreting Scripture: A Core Dispute 2. The Qur’an: God’s Remedy for an Imperfect Humanity 3. Patriarchal Readings of the Qur’an 4. Methods and Revelation 5. Patriarchy 6. Equality and Difference 7. Family, Marriage, and Equality 8. Critical Dilemmas in Interpreting the Qur’an (David Raeburn Finn) Afterword: Converging Themes (David Raeburn Finn) Notes Select Bibliography Index
Synopsis
This inviting book presents a simplified version of Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur?an that will help general readers and students understand its argument for women?s equality., Is women’s inequality supported by the Qur’an? Do men have the exclusive right to interpret Islam’s holy scripture? In her best-selling book Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an , Asma Barlas argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur’an actually encourages the full equality of women and men. She explains why a handful of verses have been interpreted to favor men and shows how these same verses can be read in an egalitarian way that is fully supported by the text itself and compatible with the Qur’an’s message that it is complete and self-consistent. A Brief Introduction presents the arguments of Believing Women in a simplified way that will be accessible and inviting to general readers and undergraduate students. The authors focus primarily on the Qur’an’s teachings about women and patriarchy. They show how traditional teachings about women’s inferiority are not supported by the Qur’an but were products of patriarchal societies that used it to justify their existing religious and social structures. The authors’ hope is that by understanding how patriarchal traditionalists have come to exercise so much authority in today’s Islam, as well as by rereading some of the Qur’an’s most controversial verses, adherents of the faith will learn to question patriarchal dogma and see that an egalitarian reading of the Qur’an is equally possible and, for myriad reasons, more plausible.
LC Classification Number
BP134.W6B285 2018
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