Changing Gender Norms in Islam Between Reason and Revelation
Author(s)
Bakhshizadeh, Marziyeh
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
103548Language
EnglishAbstract
Women‘s movements in Islamic countries have had a long and arduous journey in their quest for the realization of human rights and genuine equality. The author examines whether discriminatory laws against women do in fact originate from Islam and, ultimately, if there is any interpretation of Islam compatible with gender equality. She investigates women’s rights in Iran since the 1979 Revolution from the perspectives of the main currents of Islamic thought, fundamentalists, reformists, and seculars, using a sociological explanation.
Keywords
Social Science; Gender StudiesDOI
https://doi.org/10.3224/86388735ISBN
9783863882983Publisher
Verlag Barbara BudrichPublisher website
https://budrich.eu/Publication date and place
2018Grantor
Imprint
Verlag Barbara BudrichClassification
Gender studies, gender groups