Women, Leadership, and Mosques Changes in Contemporary Islamic Authority |
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| Editor:
| Bano, Masooda
Kalmbach, Hilary E. |
| Series title: | Women and Gender: the Middle East and the Islamic World Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-21146-9 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Publisher: | BRILL
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $249.00 |
Book Description:
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This volume is the first to bring together analysis of contemporary female religious leadership in ideologically-diverse Muslim communities in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, with chapters discussing the emergence, consolidation, and impact of female Islamic authority.
This volume is the first to bring together analysis of contemporary female religious leadership in ideologically-diverse Muslim communities in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America, with chapters discussing the emergence, consolidation, and impact of female Islamic authority.