Islam and Gender The Religious Debate in Contemporary Iran |
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| Author:
| Mir-Hosseini, Ziba |
| Series title: | Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-01004-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1999 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $51.00 |
Book Description:
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Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the re-introduction of Sharica law, women's rights in Iran suffered a setback. Through interviews with clerics in the Iranian religious center of Qom, this book seeks to understand the notions of gender that inform Islamic jurisprudence and to explore how clerics perpetuate and modify these notions.
Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the re-introduction of Sharica law, women's rights in Iran suffered a setback. Through interviews with clerics in the Iranian religious center of Qom, this book seeks to understand the notions of gender that inform Islamic jurisprudence and to explore how clerics perpetuate and modify these notions.