Women in Islam Reflections on Historical and Contemporary Research /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lovat, Terence (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Subjects: Religion.; Religion > Philosophy.; Philosophy, Asian.; Church and education.; Anthropology.; Religious Studies.; Religious Studies, general.; Religion and Education.; Non-Western Philosophy.; Philosophy of Religion.

The role of women in Islamic societies, not to mention in the religion itself, is a defining issue. It is also one that remains resistant to universal dogma, with a wide range of responses to women’s social roles across the Islamic world. Reflecting this heterogeneity, the editor of this volume has...