| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 233 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1.The Knot Mawdüdi Tied -- 2. Feminists' Nonothering Hermeneutics -- 3. The Failed Search for a Single Qur'ānic Masculinity -- 4. Mirzā Ghālib's Hedonistic Challenge -- 5.Sufism's Beloved Subversion -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Rigid notions of masculinity are causing crisis in the global Islamic community. These are articulated from the Qur'an, its commentary, historical precedents and societal, religious and familial obligations. Some Muslims who don't agree with narrow constructs of manliness feel forced to consider themselves secular and therefore outside the religious community. In order to evaluate whether there really is only one valid, ideal Islamic masculinity, The Crisis of Islamic Masculinities explores key figures of the Qur'an and Indian-Pakistani Islamic history, and exposes the precariousness of tight |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 5, 2013) |
| In |
EBL |
| Subject |
Masculinity -- Islamic countries.
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Muslim men.
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Sex role -- Islamic countries.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Ebooks Corporation.
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| ISBN |
9781780936932 (electronic bk.) |
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1780936931 (electronic bk.) |
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(hardback) |
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