Women in Islam

Informationen zum Autor Anne-Sofie Roald is associate professor at IMER (International Migration & Ethnic Relations), University of Malmö, Sweden. A converted Muslim of Norwegian origin, she is the author of numerous articles on women in Islam. Klappentext The position of women in Islam is the subject of ongoing debates in both the Muslim world and the West. "Women in Islam" investigates this debate and illustrates the ways in which Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations tend to undergo significant change in Western Muslim communities. Roald shows how this cultural encounter gives rise to fresh interpretations of Islamic texts, promoting new Islamic understandings in relation to issues of gender. Zusammenfassung Investigates the ongoing debate, in both the Muslim world and the West, on the position of women in Islam. Illustrates how Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations change in Western Muslim communities. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I Theoretical and methodological reflections, PART II Reflections on the empirical material, Notes, List of scholars, Glossary, Bibliography, Index

Autorentext
Anne-Sofie Roald is associate professor at IMER (International Migration & Ethnic Relations), University of Malmö, Sweden. A converted Muslim of Norwegian origin, she is the author of numerous articles on women in Islam.

Klappentext
The position of women in Islam is the subject of ongoing debates in both the Muslim world and the West. "Women in Islam" investigates this debate and illustrates the ways in which Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations tend to undergo significant change in Western Muslim communities. Roald shows how this cultural encounter gives rise to fresh interpretations of Islamic texts, promoting new Islamic understandings in relation to issues of gender.


Zusammenfassung
Investigates the ongoing debate, in both the Muslim world and the West, on the position of women in Islam. Illustrates how Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations change in Western Muslim communities.

Inhalt
Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I Theoretical and methodological reflections, PART II Reflections on the empirical material, Notes, List of scholars, Glossary, Bibliography, Index

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