Women in Islam

Informationen zum Autor Anne-Sofie Roald is associate professor at IMER (International Migration & Ethnic Relations)! University of Malmö! Sweden. A converted Muslim of Norwegian origin! she is the author of numerous articles on women in Islam. Klappentext The position of women in Islam is the subject of ongoing debates in both the Muslim world and the West. "Women in Islam" investigates this debate and illustrates the ways in which Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations tend to undergo significant change in Western Muslim communities. Roald shows how this cultural encounter gives rise to fresh interpretations of Islamic texts, promoting new Islamic understandings in relation to issues of gender. Zusammenfassung Women in Islam investigates the ongoing debate across the Muslim world and the West on the position of women in Islam. Anne-Sofie Roald focuses on how Islamic perceptions of women and gender change in Western Muslim communities. She shows how Islamic attitudes towards social concerns such as gender relations, female circumcision, and female dress emerge as responsive to culture and context, rather than rigid and inflexible. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I Theoretical and methodological reflections, PART II Reflections on the empirical material, Notes, List of scholars, Glossary, Bibliography, Index

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Anne-Sofie Roald is associate professor at IMER (International Migration & Ethnic Relations), University of Malmö, Sweden. A converted Muslim of Norwegian origin, she is the author of numerous articles on women in Islam.

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The position of women in Islam is the subject of ongoing debates in both the Muslim world and the West. "Women in Islam" investigates this debate and illustrates the ways in which Islamic perceptions of women and gender relations tend to undergo significant change in Western Muslim communities. Roald shows how this cultural encounter gives rise to fresh interpretations of Islamic texts, promoting new Islamic understandings in relation to issues of gender.

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Women in Islam investigates the ongoing debate across the Muslim world and the West on the position of women in Islam.
Anne-Sofie Roald focuses on how Islamic perceptions of women and gender change in Western Muslim communities. She shows how Islamic attitudes towards social concerns such as gender relations, female circumcision, and female dress emerge as responsive to culture and context, rather than rigid and inflexible.

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Preface, Acknowledgements, PART I Theoretical and methodological reflections, PART II Reflections on the empirical material, Notes, List of scholars, Glossary, Bibliography, Index