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Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation

Barbara Freyer Stowasser author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Oxford University Press Inc

Published:20th Feb '97

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Named an Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 by ^BChoice^R

Despite the attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little study of the statements regarding women in the Quran. This work studies the women of Islamic sacred history by telling their stories in the Quaran and interpreting them.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 Islamic doctrine 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 to the present time.

An excellent study of women in Islamic scriptures and commentary. A significant contribution to the scholarship. There is no comparable study in terms of either focus or approach, despite the fact that the topic and materials are so fundamental. * John Esposito *

  • Winner of Named an Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 by ^BChoice^R.

ISBN: 9780195111484

Dimensions: 156mm x 233mm x 15mm

Weight: 318g

216 pages