Women and gender in Islam
Subtitle: historical roots of a modern debate
By: Leila Ahmed.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
Subjects: Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions; Sexism -- Arab countries -- History; Muslim women -- Attitudes; Feminism -- Arab countries
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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-279) and index.