Women and the Transmission of Religious Knowledge in Islam

Informationen zum Autor Asma Sayeed is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Los Angeles. She has published articles in Studia Islamic and Islamic Law and Society and has contributed a number of encyclopedia articles on women's history in early and classical Islam. Klappentext Asma Sayeed's book traces the history of Muslim women's religious education over the course of nearly ten centuries. Zusammenfassung Asma Sayeed's book traces the history of Muslim women's religious education over the course of nearly ten centuries. This fascinating history is relevant for anyone interested in the history of Muslim women as well as those seeking a fuller understanding of developments in Muslim educational and social history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A tradition invented: the female companions; 2. The successors; 3. The classical rebirth; 4. Traditionalism and the culmination of women's had¿th transmission.

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• Authors: Asma Sayeed, Asma (University of California Sayeed, Sayeed Asma
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2013
• EAN: 9781107031586
• ISBN: 978-1-107-03158-6
• No. of pages: 234
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization; Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Education, Middle East, History of Religion, Asian History, Gender studies: women and girls, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships, Islamic life and practice, Social groups: religious groups and communities