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Secular and Islamic feminist critiques in the work of Fatima Mernissi /

"This book presents a detailed critical analysis of the work of Fatima Mernissi. Mernissi is considered to be one of the major figures in Feminist thought for both Morocco and Muslim society in general. This work discusses Mernissi's intellectual trajectory from 'secular' to ...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Rhouni, Raja
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.
Series:Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; v. 9.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Introduction Mernissi as a Point of Entry into Islamic Feminism; PART ONE MERNISSI'S SECULAR CRITIQUE: WRITING THE GENDERED SUBALTERN HISTORY OF MOROCCO; Chapter One Multiple-Front Postcolonial Feminist Critique; Chapter Two A Subaltern Critic Unveils the Intersection between Gender and Class Biases in Modernization Policies; Chapter Three Decentering Feminism, Demystifying the Harem, and Revising 'Muslim History'; PART TWO BETWEEN SECULARIST AND ISLAMIC FEMINISM; Chapter Four The Secularist Moment; Chapter Five Revisiting Islam from 'Within'