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Changing Gender Norms in Islam Between Reason and Revelation
Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh
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Hardback. Women's movements in Islamic countries have had a long and arduous journey in their quest for the realization of human rights and genuine equality. The author examines whether discriminatory laws against women do in fact originate from Islam and, ultimately, if there is any interpretation of Islam compatible with gender equality. Num Pages: 270 pages. BIC Classification: JFSJ; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 211 x 147. .
The disputes about human reason and its relation to revelation can be traced in various Islamic schools of thought since the eighth century AD. However, the disputes have intensified since the eighteenth century when Muslims faced challenges to their faith and social order, brought about by modernity and enlightenment from the West. There were various reactions within the Islamic world. These reflections produced different interpretations of Islam that can be categorized based on their understanding of how compatible Islamic laws are with a specific time and space; as well as how they define the relationship between human reason and revelation. ... Read more
The disputes about human reason and its relation to revelation can be traced in various Islamic schools of thought since the eighth century AD. However, the disputes have intensified since the eighteenth century when Muslims faced challenges to their faith and social order, brought about by modernity and enlightenment from the West. There were various reactions within the Islamic world. These reflections produced different interpretations of Islam that can be categorized based on their understanding of how compatible Islamic laws are with a specific time and space; as well as how they define the relationship between human reason and revelation. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Verlag Barbara Budrich
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2018
Condition
New
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Leverkusen, Germany
ISBN
9783863887353
SKU
V9783863887353
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About Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh
Marziyeh Bakhshizadeh teaches at the Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Germany.
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