Muslima Theology

The Voices of Muslim Women Theologians

Ednan Aslan editor Marcia K Hermansen editor Elif Medeni editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:10th Jul '13

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This pioneering volume defines the contours of the emerging engagements of Muslim women scholars from around the world with the authoritative interpretive traditions of Islam, classical and contemporary. Muslima theology, here broadly defined to encompass a range of interpretive strategies and perspectives arising from multiple social locations, interrogates Islamic scripture and other forms of religious discourse to empower Muslim women of faith to speak for themselves in the interests of gender justice. Contributions provide an overview of the field at this juncture-ranging from pioneering Muslim scriptural feminism to detailed analyses of legal and mystical texts by a new international cohort of Muslim women academics and activists. Contemporary female Muslim "constructivist" approaches articulate concerns with diversity, including race and religious pluralism, paralleling developments in womanist and mujerista readings of religious texts.

ISBN: 9783631628997

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 590g

340 pages

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