Karen Bauer

Gender Hierarchy in the Qur'¿n

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the development of interpretations of Qur'ānic verses on gender roles in testimony, human creation and marriage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 324
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 528g
• ISBN-13: 9781107613935
• ISBN-10: 1107613930
• Artikelnr.: 48032045

Autorenporträt

Karen Bauer is a Research Associate in Qur'¿nic Studies at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in London. Her publications include articles on the Qur'¿n, the genre of tafs¿r and gender, as well as an edited volume entitled Aims, Methods and Contexts of Qur'anic Exegesis (2nd/8th¿9th/15th Centuries) (2014).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. Women's testimony and the gender hierarchy
2. Modern readings of women's testimony
3. From a single soul: women and men in creation
4. Contemporary reinterpretations of the creation narrative
5. Who does the housework? The ethics and etiquette of marriage
6. The marital hierarchy today
Conclusion.