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Rouse, Carolyn Moxley, 1965-
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305.48697073 22
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2004
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Shehadeh, Lamia Rustum, 1940-
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297.082 22
Publication Date
2003
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This book deconstructs the religio-political writings and political practices of the nine Islamic ideologues of the twentieth century who masterminded the resurgence of Islamic fundamentalism: Hasan al-Banna, Abu al-'A'la al-Mawdudi, Sayyid Qutb, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, Ayatollah Mortaza Mutahhari, Zaynab al-Ghazali, Hasan al-Turabi, Rashid al-Ghannoushi, and Sheikh Hussein Fadlallah. It demonstrates that although these ideologues have individual peculiarities, their consistent emphasis on the subordinate status of women in society and in their relation to men constitutes a vehicle for attaining political power. Examining the spectrum of 20th-century Islamic fundamentalist discourse on the subordinate role of women, Shehadeh builds a bridge between political ideology and gender theory. She determines how the diversity of political, social, and economic domains within the discourse of the nine ideologues--male or female, Sunni or Shi'ite, radical or moderate--applies to gender relations, and whether their discourse is distinctive or remains within the classical or traditional mold of Islam. She demonstrates that the importance given to gender issues by fundamentalist ideologues and the constraints imposed on women in society are not so much due to patriarchy as to the manipulation of such issues for purely political purposes--to assure overwhelming male support and to divert attention from the real problems of society.
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Malti-Douglas, Fedwa.
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297.082 21
Publication Date
2001
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In this work, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation.
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Haddad, Yvonne Yazbeck, 1935-
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291.1783442 22
Publication Date
2001
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Annotation "Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies."--BOOK JACKET. Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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