Women in Islamic societies : a literature review of social science scholarship /

Half a billion Muslim women inhabit some 45 Muslim-majority countries, and another 30 or more countries have significant Muslim minorities, including, increasingly, countries in the developed West. This book provides a literature review of recent empirical social science scholarship that addresses t...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ulrich, Ruth (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers, [2015].
Series:Religion and society.
Subjects:
Women in Islam.
Women's rights > Religious aspects > Islam.
Muslim women.
Women and religion.
Femmes dans l'islam.
Femmes > Droits > Aspect religieux > Islam.
Musulmanes.
Femmes et religion.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
Muslim women
Women and religion
Women in Islam
Women's rights > Religious aspects > Islam
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Table of Contents:
  • WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP; WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES: A LITERATURE REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES: A SELECTED REVIEW OF SOCIAL SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; PREFACE; I. KEY FINDINGS; II. INTRODUCTION; III. THE SCHOLARSHIP ON WOMEN IN ISLAMIC SOCIETIES; IV. DIMENSIONS OF WOMEN'S STATUS AND BODIES OF RESEARCH; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 2: ISLAM: SUNNIS AND SHIITES; SUMMARY; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; CORE BELIEFS AND SHARED PRACTICES.
  • Sunni islam: development and basic tenetsshiite islam: development and basic tenets; index.

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