Women and men in the Qur'ān / Asma Lamrabet ; translated by Muneera Salem-Murdock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lamrabet, Asma, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Salem-Murdock, Muneera, translator.

Standardized Title:

Femmes et hommes dans le Coran. English

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Women in the Qurʼan.

Women in Islam.

Muslim women--Social conditions.

Muslim women.

Feminism--Religious aspects--Islam.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

x, 195 pages ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2018]

Language Note:

Translated from the French.

Summary:

This book distinguishes Islam as a spiritual message from the sociopolitical context of its revelation. While the sacred text of the Quran reveals a clear empowerment of women and equality of believers, such spirit is barely reflected in the interpretations. Trapped between Western rhetoric that portrays them as submissive figures in desperate need of liberation, and centuries-old, parochial interpretations that have almost become part of the ?sacred,? Muslim women are pressured and profoundly misunderstood. Asma Lamrabet laments this state of affairs and the inclination of both Muslims and non-Muslims to readily embrace flawed human interpretations that devalue women rather than remaining faithful to the meaning of the Sacred Text. Full of insight, this study carefully reads the Qur?an to arrive at its deeper spiritual teachings.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-192) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

3319787403

9783319787404

OCLC:

1027112942