Women and the Qu'ran: A Study in Islamic Hermeneutics
Author(s): Bahar Davary (Author)
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2009
Language: English
Print length: 186 pages
ISBN-10: 0773438580
ISBN-13: 9780773438583
Book Description
The identity of women throughout history of Islam has been determined by androcentric interpretations of the sacred text: the Qur’an and the semi-sacred aura: the hahith. Although Islam proclaims the equality of men and women, in the course of history men were the primary mediators between religious truth and women. The history of the mediation of the text occasionally refers to a few women interpreters, however, they have remained at the periphery.
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The identity of women throughout history of Islam has been determined by androcentric interpretations of the sacred text: the Qur’an and the semi-sacred aura: the hahith. Although Islam proclaims the equality of men and women, in the course of history men were the primary mediators between religious truth and women. The history of the mediation of the text occasionally refers to a few women interpreters, however, they have remained at the periphery.
About the Author
Dr. Davary is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego and an affiliate of the Ethnic Studies program. She teaches courses on Islam, Islam and Gender, World Religious, and a graduate course on Comparative Ethics at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. She received her Ph.D. in Catholic Theological Tradition and Inter-religious Dialogue from the Catholic University of American. She has published articles on textual violence, and violence to the text, the Veil in Islam, Patriarchy in Christianity and Islam, and on forgiveness in Islam.
Women and the Qu'ran: A Study in Islamic Hermeneutics
Author(s): Bahar Davary (Author)
Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Publication Date: 30 Sept. 2009
Language: English
Print length: 186 pages
ISBN-10: 9780773438583
ISBN-13: 0773438580
Book Description
The identity of women throughout history of Islam has been determined by androcentric interpretations of the sacred text: the Qur’an and the semi-sacred aura: the hahith. Although Islam proclaims the equality of men and women, in the course of history men were the primary mediators between religious truth and women. The history of the mediation of the text occasionally refers to a few women interpreters, however, they have remained at the periphery.
Editorial Reviews
From the Back Cover
The identity of women throughout history of Islam has been determined by androcentric interpretations of the sacred text: the Qur’an and the semi-sacred aura: the hahith. Although Islam proclaims the equality of men and women, in the course of history men were the primary mediators between religious truth and women. The history of the mediation of the text occasionally refers to a few women interpreters, however, they have remained at the periphery.
About the Author
Dr. Davary is an Associate Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of San Diego and an affiliate of the Ethnic Studies program. She teaches courses on Islam, Islam and Gender, World Religious, and a graduate course on Comparative Ethics at the Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice. She received her Ph.D. in Catholic Theological Tradition and Inter-religious Dialogue from the Catholic University of American. She has published articles on textual violence, and violence to the text, the Veil in Islam, Patriarchy in Christianity and Islam, and on forgiveness in Islam.
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