Women and men in the Qur'an
Lamrabet, Asma2018
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This title 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.
Main title:
Women and men in the Qur'an / Asma Lamrabet ; translated by Muneera Salem-Murdock.
Imprint:
Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
Collation:
195 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9783319787404 (pbk)
Dewey class:
297'.082297.082
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2662647
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