Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Getting God´s Ear: Women, Islam, and Healing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
Eleanor Abdella Doumato
€ 51.27
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Getting God´s Ear: Women, Islam, and Healing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
Paperback. A detailed study of the role of religious worship and spiritual affairs in women's lives in the twentieth-century Arab world. Num Pages: 498 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 1FBXS; HRH; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
The circumscribed role of women in orthodox religious societies has long intrigued scholars and general readers alike. How these roles evolved and how women today reconcile feminism with traditional religious practice is a subject of controversy both within the academy and in religious communities. Getting God's Ear considers this subject by examining the role of religious worship and spiritual affairs in women's lives in the twentieth-century Arab world. The meaning of women's exclusion from the "sacred precincts" of the mosque and their limited access to religious learning-as well as the effects of this exclusion on women's lives-is the focus ... Read more
The circumscribed role of women in orthodox religious societies has long intrigued scholars and general readers alike. How these roles evolved and how women today reconcile feminism with traditional religious practice is a subject of controversy both within the academy and in religious communities. Getting God's Ear considers this subject by examining the role of religious worship and spiritual affairs in women's lives in the twentieth-century Arab world. The meaning of women's exclusion from the "sacred precincts" of the mosque and their limited access to religious learning-as well as the effects of this exclusion on women's lives-is the focus ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
498
Condition
New
Number of Pages
498
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231116671
SKU
V9780231116671
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Eleanor Abdella Doumato
Eleanor Abdella Doumato is adjunct professor of international relations at the Watson Institute of Brown University. She is a past president of the Association for Middle East Women's Studies and the editor of the Middle East Women's Studies Review.
Reviews for Getting God´s Ear: Women, Islam, and Healing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf
Doumato...has commendably brought together historical sources of true significance for the history of Arabia, and specifically for women's medical practices and spiritual rituals...[T]his book provides rich substantive information that significantly advances understanding of social life in the Arabian peninsula for the time period under review. Middle East Journal By exploring the gendered dimensions of Wahhabi discourses and practices during the ... Read more