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Gender Hierarchy in the Qur'?n: Medieval Interpretations, Modern Responses (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)
Gender Hierarchy in the Qur'n Medieval Interpretations Modern Responses - Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Author: Karen Bauer
This book explores how medieval and modern Muslim religious scholars ('ulam?') interpret gender roles in Qur'?nic verses on legal testimony, marriage and human creation. Medieval scholars developed increasingly complex laws and interpretations upholding a male-dominated gender hierarchy. Aspects of their interpretations influence religious norms...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781107041523
ISBN-10: 110704152X
Publication Date: 2/28/2015
Pages: 280
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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