Muslim women in America : the challenge of Islamic identity today /

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This text surveys the situation of women in Islam, focusing on how Muslim views about and experiences of gender are changing in the Western diaspora. It offers an overview of the teachings of the Qur'an and the Prophet Muhammad on gender, and analyses the ways in which the West has historically...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-
Otros Autores: Smith, Jane I., Moore, Kathleen M., 1959-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Muslims > United States > Social conditions.
Muslim women > United States > Social conditions.
Group identity > United States.
Sex role > United States.
Islam > Social aspects > United States.
Musulmans > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Musulmanes > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Identité collective > États-Unis.
Rôle selon le sexe > États-Unis.
Islam > Aspect social > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Ethnic relations
Group identity
Islam > Social aspects
Muslim women > Social conditions
Muslims > Social conditions
Sex role
Vrouwen.
United States > Religious life and customs.
United States > Ethnic relations.
États-Unis > Vie religieuse.
États-Unis > Relations interethniques.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Setting the scene
  • Persistent stereotypes
  • Embracing Islam
  • Practices of the faith
  • Gender and the family
  • Muslim women in the crucible
  • Claiming public space
  • Competing discourses
  • Glossary.

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