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Women, leadership, and mosques : changes in contemporary Islamic authority

Bano, Masooda, editor, Kalmbach, Hilary, editor

2016

Overview

\"The acceptance of female leadership in mosques and madrasahs is a significant change from much historical practice, signalling the mainstream acceptance of some form of female Islamic authority in many places. This volume investigates the diverse range of female religious leadership present in contemporary Muslim communities in South, East and Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America, with chapters discussing its emergence, the limitations placed upon it, and its wider impact, as well as the physical and virtual spaces used by women to establish and consolidate their authority. It will be invaluable as a reference text, as it is the first to bring together analysis of female Islamic leadership in geographically and ideologically-diverse Muslim communities worldwide\"--Back cover.

• Publisher: Brill
• Subject: Muslim women 21st century. / Muslim women Conduct of life. / Muslim women Religious life. / Sex role Religious aspects.
• ISBN: 9789004311879, 9004311874

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
HQ1170.W598 2016	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE