Title: Writing the feminine
Description: This book questions the conventional wisdom of the Mediterranean Muslim woman as a passive victim of the tyranny of religion, society, and male relatives. These original essays build on a range of experiences from varied regions and periods--from medieval love poetry to popular literary sources and fatwas and legal analyses--bear witness to the fact that individual women of all social classes play pivotal roles in both the private and public realms of Arab society. -- Publisher description.
Subjects: Women in Islam, History and criticism, Arabic literature, Women, Muslim women, Legal status, laws, etc. (Islamic law), History, Women in literature, Women (Islamic law), Cultural studies