Changing Gender Norms in Islam Between Reason and Revelation

Women‘s movements in Islamic countries have had a long and arduous journey in their quest for the realization of human rights and genuine equality. The author examines whether discriminatory laws against women do in fact originate from Islam and, ultimately, if there is any interpretation of Islam c...

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Main Author: Bakhshizadeh, Marziyeh
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Verlag Barbara Budrich 2018
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Collection: OAPEN - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Women‘s movements in Islamic countries have had a long and arduous journey in their quest for the realization of human rights and genuine equality. The author examines whether discriminatory laws against women do in fact originate from Islam and, ultimately, if there is any interpretation of Islam compatible with gender equality. She investigates women’s rights in Iran since the 1979 Revolution from the perspectives of the main currents of Islamic thought, fundamentalists, reformists, and seculars, using a sociological explanation.
Item Description:Creative Commons (cc), by-sa/4.0/, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Physical Description:247 p.
ISBN:86388735
9783863887353