ISBN10: 0195111486, ISBN13: 9780195111484, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Softcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0195111486, ISBN13: 9780195111484, [publisher: Oxford University Press, USA] Softcover
[Houston, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1996]

ISBN10: 0195111486, ISBN13: 9780195111484, [publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, New York] Softcover Paperback. Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little systematic study of the statements regarding women in the Qur'an. Stowasser fills the void with this study on the women of Islamic sacred history. By telling their stories in Qur'an and interpretation, she introduces Islamicdoctrine and its past and present socio-economic and political applications. Stowasser establishes the link between the female figure as cultural symbol, and Islamic self-perceptions from the beginning tothe present time. A systematic examination of statements about women in the Qur'an and other foundational Islamic Scriptures. Stowasser focuses on key women figures, identifying and analysing the scriptural references to them, and exploring the roles they have played and continue to play in Muslim belief and piety. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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