Encountering the Transnational

Encountering the Transnational

Women, Islam and the Politics of Interpretation

Sharify-Funk, Meena

Taylor & Francis Ltd

04/2008

254

Dura

Inglês

9780754671237

15 a 20 dias

For decades women's activism in the Islamic world was perceived as largely secular. Women generally relied upon secular and national discourse to advance claims to equality in the private and public spheres and at times formed transnational networks of solidarity. This work draws attention to this phenomenon.
Contents: Preface; Introduction; Mixed messages and multiple agendas: the politics of 'women and Islam'; Trends and transformations in contemporary Islamic hermeneutics; Identity and interpretation: dialogue and the negotiation of meaning; The transnational and the politics of community; Muslim society and state: the politics of public space; Muslim woman as self/other: the politics of identity; Conclusion: a space for connectivity and dynamism; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
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