Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
By Leila Ahmed
Read by Soneela Nankani
Unabridged
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$51.99
ISBN: 9798200228553
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ISBN: 9798200228560
| Runtime: | 14.19 Hours |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Religion |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
Summary
Summary
A classic, pioneering account of the lives of women in Islamic history, republished for a new generation.This pioneering study of the social and political lives of Muslim women has shaped a whole generation of scholarship. In it, Leila Ahmed explores the historical roots of contemporary debates, ambitiously surveying Islamic discourse on women from Arabia during the period in which Islam was founded to Iraq during the classical age to Egypt during the modern era. The book includes a new foreword by Kecia Ali situating the text in its scholarly context and explaining its enduring influence.
"Ahmed's book is a serious and independent-minded analysis of its subject, the best-informed, most sympathetic and reliable one that exists today." —Edward W. Said
"Destined to become a classic. . . . It gives [Muslim women] back our rightful place, at the center of our histories." —Rana Kabbani, The Guardian
Editorial Reviews
Editorial Reviews
“Destined to become a classic…It gives [Muslim women] back our rightful place, at the center of our histories.” —The Guardian (London)
“Narrator Soneela Nankani forthrightly presents this canonical text on Middle Eastern Arab women. For those who enjoy academic explorations of gender, identity, and nationalism, this is an exciting presentation of an insightful work. Nankani approaches the material with the steadiness of a lecturer. Her pace is measured and precise…And she embodies the strong feminist voice of the author herself.” —AudioFile
Nankani approaches the material with the steadiness of a lecturer. Her pace is measured and precise. She does use emphasis whenever possible to distinguish important points amid the considerable detail in the audiobook. —AudioFile
Author
Author Bio: Leila Ahmed
Leila Ahmed is Victor S. Thomas Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School. Her book, A Quiet Revolution: The Veil's Resurgence, from the Middle East to America, won the Grawemeyer Award in Religion for 2012.
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Details
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| Available Formats : | Retail CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Religion |
| Runtime: | 14.19 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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