About the Author:
Asma Afsaruddin, Ph.D. (1993) in Near Eastern Studies, the Johns Hopkins University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She recently edited Hermeneutics and Honor: Negotiating Female "Public" Space in Islamic/ate Societies (Cambridge, Mass., 1999).
Asma Afsaruddin, Ph.D. (1993) in Near Eastern Studies, the Johns Hopkins University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Notre Dame. She recently editedHermeneutics and Honor: Negotiating Female "Public" Space in Islamic/ate Societies (Cambridge, Mass., 1999).
Review:
'Scholars of Islamic history should breathe a communal sigh of relief with the appearance of Afsaruddin's in-depth analysis in Excellence and Precedence...Afsaruddin's study, notably its meticulous approach to surveying an impressive range of primary sources in Arabic, will be appreciated by those scholars who wish to know more about such polemics and the theoretical underpinnings that come with them.'
Colin Paul Mitchell, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2004.
'Afsaruddin's work...is truly seminal...the book's epistemic value is immense...In academe, the work should be a vital part of any reading list for graduate comprehensive examinations in Islamic studies.'
Khaleel Mohammed, H-Net Reviews, 2004.
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