Womens Khutbah Book - Contemporary Sermons on Spirituality and Justice From Around the World

A first-ever collection of contemporary Muslim women's khutbahs (sermons) drawing on their social, religious, and spiritual experiences and framed by original reflections on an emerging Muslim feminist ethics

Within the Muslim world, there is a dynamic and exciting social change afoot: a number of communities across the globe have embraced more gender-inclusive and representative ideas of religious authority. Within some spaces, women have taken on the role of preacher at the Jumu'ah (Friday) communal prayers. In other communities, women have been leading the prayers, officiating at marriage and funeral ceremonies, or participating on mosque boards or executive committees. These new developments signify a transformation in contemporary positions on gender and religious authority.

This pioneering book makes an innovative contribution to Muslim feminist ethics. It is grounded in a collection of religious sermons (khutbahs) by contemporary Muslim women in a variety of new and emerging contexts, in South Africa, Senegal, Egypt, Malaysia, Pakistan, Indonesia, Canada, Mexico, the United States, Germany, Denmark, and the United Kingdom.

About the author

Sa'diyya Shaikh is associate professor in the Department for the Study of Religion at the University of Cape Town and author of Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn 'Arabī, Gender, and Sexuality.Fatima Seedat is head of the Department of African Feminist Studies at the University of Cape Town.

Summary

A first-ever collection of contemporary Muslim women’s khutbahs (sermons) drawing on their social, religious, and spiritual experiences and framed by original reflections on an emerging Muslim feminist ethics

Product details

• Authors: Fatima Seedat, Shaikh, Sa’diyya Shaikh, SaâEUR(TM)diyya Shaikh, Sa'diyya Shaikh, Sadiyya Seedat Shaikh, Sa''diyya Seedat Shaikh
• Assisted by: Fatima Seedat (Editor), Shaikh (Editor)
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.2022
• EAN: 9780300244168
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24416-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, RELIGION / Islam / General, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, RELIGION / Devotional, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies, Theology, Gender studies: women, Islamic Theology, Aspects of religion, Gender studies: women and girls, Islamic Life & Practice, Prayers & liturgical material, Islamic life and practice, Prayers and liturgical material, Aspects Of Religion (Non-Christian)