Gender in Judaism and Islam

Gender in Judaism and Islam
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 382
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ISBN-10 : 9781479801275
ISBN-13 : 1479801275
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Book Synopsis Gender in Judaism and Islam by : Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet

Download or read book Gender in Judaism and Islam written by Firoozeh Kashani-Sabet and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book addresses a range of topics, including gendered readings of texts, legal issues in marriage and divorce, ritual practices, and women's literary expressions , along with feminist influences within the Muslim and Jewish communities and issues affecting Jewish and Muslim women in contemporary society.The volume focuses attention on the theoretical innovations that gender scholarship has brought to the study of Muslim and Jewish experiences. At a time when Judaism and Islam are often discussed as though they were inherently at odds, this book offers a reconsideration of the connections between these two traditions.


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