Islam, Gender, and Social Change

Places the effect of Muslim religious resurgence on women in its historical context, offers case studies of Muslim societies and argues against the stereotype of Muslim women as repressed, passive, and without initiative, whilst acknowledging the very real obstacles to women's initiatives in most of these societies.

The focus on the Arab world, Iran and Pakistan reflects the current centres of Islamic ideological formulation, while the inclusion of the Philippines is a welcome addition.

Autorentext
Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad is Professor of Islamic History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is co-author with Adair T. Lummis, of Islamic Values in the United States: A Comparative Study and editor of The Muslims of America. John Esposito is Director of the Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding at Georgetown University. He has authored and edited numerous volumes on Islam.

Klappentext
These essays examines the impact the religious, historical and political reconstruction of Islam has had on gender. They reveal a much fuller portrait of Muslim women than the usual stereotype of passivity and repression, showing how women from North Africa to Southeast Asia are initiating change. Bibliography.

Zusammenfassung
One of the most controversial and emotionally charged aspects of the Muslim religious resurgence has been its effect on women in Muslim societies. The essays collected in this book place the issue in its historical context and offer case studies of Muslim societies from North Africa to Southeast Asia. The volume as a whole militates against the stereotype of Muslim women as repressed, passive, and without initiative, while acknowledging the very real obstacles to women's initiatives in most of these societies.

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