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Following the Islamic Revolution of 1979 and the reintroduction of Sharica law relating to gender and the family, women's rights in Iran suffered a major setback. However, as the implementers of the law have faced the social realities of women's lives and aspirations, positive changes have gradually come about. Here Ziba MirHosseini takes us to the heart of the growing debates concerning the ways in which justice for women should be achieved. Through a series of lively interviews with clerics in the Iranian religious center of Qom, she seeks to understand the varying notions of gender that inform Islamic jurisprudence and to explore how clerics today perpetuate and modify these notions.MirHosseini finds three main approaches to the issue: insistence on 'traditional' patriarchal interpretations based on 'complementarity' but 'inequality' between women and men; attempts to introduce 'balance' into traditional interpretations; or a radical rethinking of the jurisprudential constructions of gender. She introduces the debates among the commentators by examining key passages in both written and oral texts and by narrating her meetings and discussions with the authors. Unique in its approach and its subject matter, the book relates MirHosseini's engagement, as a Muslim woman and a social anthropologist educated and working in the West, with Shii'i Muslim thinkers of various backgrounds and views. In the literature on women in Islam, there is no account of such a facetoface encounter, either between religion and gender politics or between the two genders.
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- Q: What is the main topic of 'Islam and Gender'? A: 'Islam and Gender' explores the impact of the Islamic Revolution of 1979 on women's rights in Iran, focusing on the evolving discussions around gender justice within Islamic jurisprudence.
- Q: Who is the author of this book? A: The book is authored by Ziba Mir-Hosseini, a social anthropologist and Muslim woman who engages with Shii'i Muslim thinkers.
- Q: What kind of approach does the author take in this book? A: Ziba Mir-Hosseini presents three main approaches to gender issues in Islam: traditional patriarchal interpretations, attempts at balance in traditional views, and radical rethinking of gender jurisprudence.
- Q: How many pages does 'Islam and Gender' have? A: 'Islam and Gender' has a total of 304 pages.
- Q: What is the condition of the book being sold? A: The book is listed as 'Used Book in Good Condition'.
- Q: When was 'Islam and Gender' published? A: 'Islam and Gender' was published on November 15, 1999.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: The book is available in paperback binding.
- Q: Is there any specific audience for this book? A: The book is particularly relevant for those interested in gender studies, Islamic jurisprudence, and women's rights in Islamic contexts.
- Q: What unique perspective does the author provide in this book? A: Ziba Mir-Hosseini offers a unique perspective by combining her experiences as a Muslim woman educated in the West with her interactions with clerics in Iran.
- Q: Does the book include interviews or discussions? A: Yes, the book features a series of lively interviews with clerics from the Iranian religious center of Qom.