ISBN:
1860643086
,
1860643094
Language:
English
Pages:
XV, 271 S
DDC:
305.486971056
Keywords:
Muslim women History
;
Women in Islam History
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Quelle
;
Naher Osten
;
Islam
;
Frau
Description / Table of Contents:
Pt. 1: The foundations of Islam: The Quran: differing interpretation of the divine word; The biography of the Prophet: women in battle; Sayings of the Prophet: selective quotation; Shi'i martyrology: the death of Fatima, daughter of the Prophet. Pt. 2: Early Islamic history: Historical biographies: a royal woman of the Umayyad dynasty; Chronicles: mother of Abbasid caliphs. Pt. 3: Women as sources, actors and subjects of Islamic law: An early legal compendium: purity, legal competence and property ownership; The evidence of women: equality in marriage. A legal guide; Theory of government: must viziers and judges be men? Pt. 4: Women's roles in medieval society: Rules for kings regarding their wives: dangerous precedents; Sufi hagiography: devout women; Medieval learned women; Women in court: economic transactions; Property ownership, philanthropy and management: endowment documents; Islamic views on sexuality; Folk tales: Juha and his wife, Aisha and her husband. Pt. 5: Twentieth-century vicissitude
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