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(4.27) | 1 | Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qurâ??an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality, and patriarchy. Taking a wholly different view, Asma Barlas develops a believerâ??s reading of the Qurâ??an that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings. Beginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, Barlas shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Qurâ??an to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Qurâ??an are a function of who has read it, how, and in what contexts. She goes on to reread the Qurâ??anâ??s position on a variety of issues in order to argue that its teachings do not support patriarchy. To the contrary, Barlas convincingly asserts that the Qurâ??an affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings. This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender, and patriarchy, allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture, rather than through Muslim cultural practices or Western media stereotypes. For this revised edition of Believing Women in Islam, Asma Barlas has written two new chaptersâ??â??Abrahamâ??s Sacrifice in the Qurâ??anâ? and â??Secular/Feminism and the Qurâ??anâ?â??as well as a new preface, an extended discussion of the Qurâ??anâ??s â??wife-beatingâ? verse and of menâ??s presumed role a… (more) |
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This work reflects my ongoing engagement with two questions that have both theoretical significance and real-life consequences for Muslims, especially women: First, does Islam's Scripture, the Qur'Än, teach or condone sexual inequality or oppression? Is it, as critics allege, a patriarchal and even sexist and misogynistic text? | |
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[...] descriptions of Islam as a religious patriarchy that allegedly has "God on its side" confuses the Qur'Än with a specific reading if it, ignoring that all texts, including the Qur'Än, can be read in multiple modes, including egalitarian ones. And I do want to make a more specific, if also more controversial, claim (in dialogue with recent Muslim and feminist scholarship) which is that the Qur'Än is egalitarian and antipatriarchal. | |
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▾References References to this work on external resources. Wikipedia in English (3)▾Book descriptions Does Islam call for the oppression of women? Non-Muslims point to the subjugation of women that occurs in many Muslim countries, especially those that claim to be "Islamic," while many Muslims read the Qurâ??an in ways that seem to justify sexual oppression, inequality, and patriarchy. Taking a wholly different view, Asma Barlas develops a believerâ??s reading of the Qurâ??an that demonstrates the radically egalitarian and antipatriarchal nature of its teachings. Beginning with a historical analysis of religious authority and knowledge, Barlas shows how Muslims came to read inequality and patriarchy into the Qurâ??an to justify existing religious and social structures and demonstrates that the patriarchal meanings ascribed to the Qurâ??an are a function of who has read it, how, and in what contexts. She goes on to reread the Qurâ??anâ??s position on a variety of issues in order to argue that its teachings do not support patriarchy. To the contrary, Barlas convincingly asserts that the Qurâ??an affirms the complete equality of the sexes, thereby offering an opportunity to theorize radical sexual equality from within the framework of its teachings. This new view takes readers into the heart of Islamic teachings on women, gender, and patriarchy, allowing them to understand Islam through its most sacred scripture, rather than through Muslim cultural practices or Western media stereotypes. For this revised edition of Believing Women in Islam, Asma Barlas has written two new chaptersâ??â??Abrahamâ??s Sacrifice in the Qurâ??anâ? and â??Secular/Feminism and the Qurâ??anâ?â??as well as a new preface, an extended discussion of the Qurâ??anâ??s â??wife-beatingâ? verse and of menâ??s presumed role a ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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