| Description |
viii, 206 pages ; 25 cm |
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Pt. I. Women in Sacred History. 1. The Qur'an. 2. The Chapter of Eve. 3. The Women of Noah, Lot, and Abraham. 4. The Chapter of Zulaykha. 5. The Women in the Life of the Prophet Moses. 6. The Chapter of Bilqis, Queen of Sheeba. 7. The Chapter of Mary -- Pt. II. The Prophet's Wives. 8. The Mothers of the Believers in the Qur'an. 9. The Mothers of the Believers in the Hadith. 10. Modern Muslim Interpretations |
| Summary |
By telling the stories of the women of sacred history in Qur'an and interpretation, this book presents an introduction to past and present Islamic paradigms of doctrine and their socio-economic and political applications. Stowasser establishes the link between the female figures as cultural symbols, and Islamic self-perceptions from the beginning to the present time |
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Women in the Qur'an, Traditions, and Interpretation presents the Qur'anic revelations on female figures associated with God's prophets from Adam to Muhammad. Revealed narratives and legislation are then pursued through their medieval, modern, and contemporary interpretations. The theological exegetic sources here chosen, all Sunni, include the major classical works as well as, for the modern period, examples of modernist, traditionalist, and fundamentalist exegesis. For Hadith materials beyond the theological tafsir, Stowasser analyzes both popular narratives of the "tales of the prophets" genre and representative samples of the classical historical and legal Hadith. A close reading of modern sources, including those by lay writers, shows the waning influence of these traditional materials in present-day Islamic thought |
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Islamic ideas about women and their role in society spark considerable debate - both in the Western world and in the Islamic world itself. Despite the popular attention surrounding Middle Eastern attitudes toward women, there has been little systematic study of the statements regarding women in the Qur'an. Barbara Stowasser fills this void with this study on the women of Islamic sacred history |
| Analysis |
Islam Scriptures Special subjects Women |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-194) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Description based on print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Qurʼan -- Biography.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072957
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Qurʼan -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072959
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QurÊ1/4an -- Biography
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Muslim women -- Biography.
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Women in Islam.
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Women in the Qurʼan.
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Women in the QurÊ1/4an
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| LC no. |
94003968 |
| ISBN |
0195084802 (acid-free paper) |
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