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Believing Women In Islam
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Author : Asma Barlas
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2019-01-16
Believing Women In Islam written by Asma Barlas and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-16 with Religion categories.
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’an 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’an 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’an 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’an’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’an affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings. This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender, and patriarchy, allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture, rather than through Muslim cultural practices or Western media stereotypes. For this revised edition of Believing Women in Islam, Asma Barlas has written two new chapters—“Abraham’s Sacrifice in the Qur’an” and “Secular/Feminism and the Qur’an”—as well as a new preface, an extended discussion of the Qur’an’s “wife-beating” verse and of men’s presumed role as women’s guardians, and other updates throughout the book.
Believing Women In Islam
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Author : Asma Barlas
language : en
Publisher: Saqi Books
Release Date : 2019-02-28
Believing Women In Islam written by Asma Barlas and has been published by Saqi Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-28 with Religion categories.
Does Islam call for the oppression of women? The subjugation of women in many Muslim countries is often used as evidence of this, while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression and inequality. In this paradigm-shifting book, Asma Barlas argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur'an actually affirms the complete equality of the sexes. Offering a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, Barlas shows how, for centuries, Muslims have read patriarchy into the Qur'an to justify existing religious and social structures. In this seminal volume, she takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender and patriarchy, offering an egalitarian reading of Islam's most sacred scripture. This revised edition includes two new chapters, a new preface, and updates throughout.
Believing Women In Islam
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Author : Asma Barlas
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2009-09-15
Believing Women In Islam written by Asma Barlas and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-15 with Religion categories.
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'an 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'an 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'an 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'an'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'an affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings. This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender, and patriarchy, allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture, rather than through Muslim cultural practices or Western media stereotypes.
Believing Women In Islam
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Author : Asma Barlas
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2019-01-16
Believing Women In Islam written by Asma Barlas and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-16 with Religion categories.
Is women’s inequality supported by the Qur’an? Do men have the exclusive right to interpret Islam’s holy scripture? In her best-selling book Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an, Asma Barlas argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur’an actually encourages the full equality of women and men. She explains why a handful of verses have been interpreted to favor men and shows how these same verses can be read in an egalitarian way that is fully supported by the text itself and compatible with the Qur’an’s message that it is complete and self-consistent. A Brief Introduction presents the arguments of Believing Women in a simplified way that will be accessible and inviting to general readers and undergraduate students. The authors focus primarily on the Qur’an’s teachings about women and patriarchy. They show how traditional teachings about women’s inferiority are not supported by the Qur’an but were products of patriarchal societies that used it to justify their existing religious and social structures. The authors’ hope is that by understanding how patriarchal traditionalists have come to exercise so much authority in today’s Islam, as well as by rereading some of the Qur’an’s most controversial verses, adherents of the faith will learn to question patriarchal dogma and see that an egalitarian reading of the Qur’an is equally possible and, for myriad reasons, more plausible.
Believing Women In Islam Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations Of The Qur An Edition
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Author : Asma Barlas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Believing Women In Islam Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations Of The Qur An Edition written by Asma Barlas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with categories.
Description: A significant contribution to a new genre of scholarship, this book takes readers into the very heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender and patriarchy, allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture rather than through cultural practices or Western media stereotypes. Serious and well researched, this is a rich resource book. Barlas develops a believer s reading of the Qur an that demonstrates the egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings.
Believing Women In Islam
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Author : Asma Barlas
language : en
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Release Date : 2019-01-16
Believing Women In Islam written by Asma Barlas and has been published by University of Texas Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-01-16 with Religion categories.
Is women’s inequality supported by the Qur’an? Do men have the exclusive right to interpret Islam’s holy scripture? In her best-selling book Believing Women in Islam: Unreading Patriarchal Interpretations of the Qur’an, Asma Barlas argues that, far from supporting male privilege, the Qur’an actually encourages the full equality of women and men. She explains why a handful of verses have been interpreted to favor men and shows how these same verses can be read in an egalitarian way that is fully supported by the text itself and compatible with the Qur’an’s message that it is complete and self-consistent. A Brief Introduction presents the arguments of Believing Women in a simplified way that will be accessible and inviting to general readers and undergraduate students. The authors focus primarily on the Qur’an’s teachings about women and patriarchy. They show how traditional teachings about women’s inferiority are not supported by the Qur’an but were products of patriarchal societies that used it to justify their existing religious and social structures. The authors’ hope is that by understanding how patriarchal traditionalists have come to exercise so much authority in today’s Islam, as well as by rereading some of the Qur’an’s most controversial verses, adherents of the faith will learn to question patriarchal dogma and see that an egalitarian reading of the Qur’an is equally possible and, for myriad reasons, more plausible.
Advancing The Legal Status Of Women In Islamic Law
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Author : Mona Samadi
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2021-05-25
Advancing The Legal Status Of Women In Islamic Law written by Mona Samadi and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-05-25 with Law categories.
Mona Samadi examines the sources of gender differences within the Islamic tradition, with particular focus on guardianship, and describes the opportunities and challenges for advancing the legal status of women.
Islamic Finance A Practical Introduction
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Author : Tasnim Nazeer
language : en
Publisher: Islamic Foundation
Release Date : 2020-02-04
Islamic Finance A Practical Introduction written by Tasnim Nazeer and has been published by Islamic Foundation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-04 with Business & Economics categories.
Packed with practical information, in bite-sized chunks, this book is the ideal introduction to Islamic finance.
Women Islam And Everyday Life
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Author : Nina Nurmila
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2009-06-10
Women Islam And Everyday Life written by Nina Nurmila and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-06-10 with Philosophy categories.
This book examines Islam and women’s everyday life, focusing in particular on the highly controversial issue of polygamy. It discusses the competing Islamic interpretations of polygamy, and - based on detailed fieldwork conducted in Indonesia - women’s actual experiences and perceptions of the practice, and the impact of public policy.
Women In Shar Ah Islamic Law
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Author : Abdur Rahman I. Doi
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Women In Shar Ah Islamic Law written by Abdur Rahman I. Doi and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Law categories.