Muslim Women's Choices: Religious Belief and Social Reality (Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Women) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0854968369 ISBN 13: 9780854968367

Publisher: Routledge, 1994

Synopsis

This volume counters the prevailing Western views and stereotypes of Muslim women - usually projected through male interpretations - by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and choices in contemporary Muslim communities. The main theme running through these papers is the manner in which Muslim women consciously as well as unconsciously manipulate religious belief to negotiate their gender roles within the context of their lives.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Muslim societies - as well as Western perceptions of them - tend to be projected primarily through male perspectives. Our notion of the lives of women in these societies is far hazier and even more coloured by stereotypes than those of Muslim men. This volume intends to counter the prevailing views of Muslim women by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and choices in contemporary Muslim communities, based on recent and hitherto unpublished research. The main theme running through these papers is the manner in which Muslim women consciously as well as unconsciously manipulate religious belief to negotiate their gender role within the situational context of their lives.

About the Author:

Camillia Fawzi El-Solh Research Associate,Centre for Cross-Cultural Research on Women, University of Oxford Judy Mabro Freelance Editor

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0854968369
• ISBN 13: 9780854968367
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 216
• Editor: Fawzi El-Solh Camillia, Mabro Judy