Believing women in Islam : unreading patriarchal interpretations of the Qur'ān
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Published
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2019.
Status
Central - Adult Nonfiction
297.1228 BARLA
1 available
297.1228 BARLA
1 available
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Published
Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 333 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-322) and index.
Description
"Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qur'ān in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality, and patriarchy. Taking a wholly different view, Asma Barlas develops a believer's reading of the Qur'ān that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings. Beginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, Barlas shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Qur'ān to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Qur?an are a function of who has read it, how, and in what contexts. She goes on to reread the Qur'ān's position on a variety of issues in order to argue that its teachings do not support patriarchy. To the contrary, Barlas convincingly asserts that the Qur'ān affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings."--,Amazon.ca.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Barlas, A. (2019). Believing women in Islam: unreading patriarchal interpretations of the Qur'ān (Revised edition.). University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barlas, Asma. 2019. Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'ān. University of Texas Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Barlas, Asma. Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'ān University of Texas Press, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Barlas, Asma. Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur'ān Revised edition., University of Texas Press, 2019.
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