Identity crisis : standing between two identities of women believers from Muslim backgrounds in Jordan / Sarah Yoon ; foreword by Terry Muck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yoon, Sung Sug, author.

Contributor:

Class of 1897 Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim women--Religious life.

Muslim women.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Relations.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

xv, 196 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock Publishers, [2015]

Summary:

This book provides a general overview of the identity crises BMB (believer from Muslim background) women in Jordan go through and reasons for it. Traditionally persecution from family, community, or the secret police is thought to leave these women with newfound faith. However, even before persecution exposes their new faith, many initial believers give up seeking the new truth and return to their previous phase due to a serious identity crisis. This phenomenon is found to occur particularly often among female BMBs because of their unique circumstances in the religious and sociocultural contexts of Jordan. Through an examination of BMB women's narratives, this book explores how Muslim women form their identities and what they experience in the process of conversion. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Women's Identities in Christianity and Islam 26

3 Women in Jordan 61

4 Narratives of Banaat al-urdun (Daughters of Jordan) 96

5 Analysis 133

6 Conclusion 166.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-191) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Class of 1897 Book Fund.

ISBN:

162564857X

9781625648570

OCLC:

906010887

Publisher Number:

99964274508