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008			010731s2002 txua b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2001048062
020			_a9780292709041 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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050	0	0	_aBP 173.4 _b.B35 2002
082	0	0	_a297.1/2283054 _221
100	1		_aBarlas, Asma. _92952
245	1	0	_a"Believing women" in Islam : _bunreading patriarchal interpretations of the Qur'ān / _cby Asma Barlas.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aAustin, TX : _bUniversity of Texas Press, _c2002.
300			_axvi, 254 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-248) and index.
505			_aContents:
505			_aQur'an and Muslim women : reading patriarchy, reading liberation -- Part I : Texts and textualities : the Qur'an, Tafsir, and Ahadith ; Intertextualities, extratextual contexts : the Sunnah, Shari'ah, and the state -- Part II : Patriarchal imaginary of father/s : divine ontology and the prophets ; Qur'an, sex/gender, and sexuality : sameness, difference, equality ; Family and marriage : retrieving the Qur'an's egalitarianism.
520			_aSummary:
520			_asma Barlas develops a new view of reading the Qur'an which goes straight to the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender, and patriarchy, and which demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings. Annotation "This is an original and, at times, groundbreaking piece of scholarship."--John L. Esposito, University Professor and Director of the Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding, Georgetown University Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qur'an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality, and patriarchy. Taking a wholly different view, Asma Barlas develops a believer's reading of the Qur'an that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings. Beginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, Barlas shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Qur'an to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Qur'an are a function of who has read it, how, and in what contexts. She goes on to reread the Qur'an's position on a variety of issues in order to argue that its teachings do not support patriarchy. To the contrary, Barlas convincingly asserts that the Qur'an affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings. This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender, and patriarchy, allowing them to understand Islam.
650		0	_aWomen in Islam. _92953
650		0	_aWomen in the Koran. _92954
650		0	_aWomen's rights _xReligious aspects _xIslam. _92955
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/texas041/2001048062.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/texas041/2001048062.html
856	4	2	_3Book review (H-Net) _uhttp://www.h-net.org/review/hrev-a0c7d5-aa
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942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBP 173.4 _i.B35 2002
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