The status of Muslim women in medieval India / Sudha Sharma.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sharma, Sudha, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--India--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500.

Women.

Muslim women--India--Social conditions.

Muslim women.

History.

India.

Social conditions.

India--History--1000-1765.

Muslim women--Social conditions.

Women--Middle Ages.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 269 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Los Angeles ; London ; New Delhi : SAGE, 2016.

Summary:

This volume traces the changing status of Muslim women in India from the 13th to the 18th centuries, This book examines the economic, cultural, political and social positions of Muslim women in medieval India. It explores the changes that took place with the advent of Arabs, Turks, Mongols, Tartars, Afghans and Persians whose customs and traditions influenced the existing Islamic society. Though Islam improved the position of women by instituting many reforms, the Islamic religious texts laid down the minutest code of conduct for women, the slightest deviation from which was considered irreligious. Such rigidity, coupled with the apathy of the ulemas, led to the weakening of the position of women. The book goes on to show how the diktats of the Quran were subjected to many interpretations down the ages, affecting the status of women in various ways. Book jacket.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. Islamic Heritage: A Background

2. Social Profile

3. Economic Milieu

4. Harem and Purdah

5. Political Platform

6. Cultural Context.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789351505662

9351505669

OCLC:

928889081