Women in the Qur'an, traditions, and interpretation / Barbara Freyer Stowasser.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stowasser, Barbara Freyer, 1935-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Quran--Biography.

Quran.

Women in the Quran.

Women in Islam.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (217 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

By telling the stories of women in Qur'an and interpretation, the author introduces Islamic doctrine and its past and present socio-economic and political applications. She establishes the link between the female figure as cultural symbol, and Islamic self-perceptions from the beginning to the present time.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Introduction; Part I: Women in Sacred History; 1. The Qur'an; 2. The Chapter of Eve; 3. The Women of Noah, Lot, and Abraham; 4. The Chapter of Zulaykha; 5. The Women in the Life of the Prophet Moses; 6. The Chapter of Bilqis, Queen of Sheeba; 7. The Chapter of Mary; Part II: The Prophet's Wives; 8. The Mothers of the Believers in the Qur'an; 9. The Mothers of the Believers in the Hadith; 10. Modern Muslim Interpretations; Notes; References; Glossary; A; B; D; F; G; H; I; J; K; M; N; Q; R; S; T; U; W; Z; Index; A; B; C; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

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Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-194) and index.

Description based on print version record.

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ISBN:

9780199879694

0199879699

9780195084801

0195084802

9780199761838

0199761833

9780585328201

058532820X

OCLC:

922972267

Publisher Number:

2027/heb04754 hdl