The Forgotten Queens of Islam

Informationen zum Autor Fatima Mernissi studied political science and sociology at Mohammed V University where she is now a researcher. Her many previous books include Beyond the Veil. Klappentext In this extraordinary book, now available in paperback, Fatima Mernissi looks back through fifteen centuries of Islam and uncovers a hidden history of women who have held the reins of state power, but whose lives and stories, achievements and failures, have largely been forgotten. Mernissi concludes this absorbing historical inquiry by reflecting on its implications for the ways in which politics is practised in the Islamic world today, a world in which women, while generally more educated than their predecessors, are largely excluded from the political domain. Zusammenfassung In this extraordinary and powerful book! now available in paperback! Fatima Mernissi! one of the most original and distinctive voices in the Islamic world! uncovers a hidden history of women leaders of Islamic states stretching back over fifteen centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Was Benazir Bhutto the First?. Part I: Queens and Courtesans: . 1. How Does One Say Queen in Islam?. 2. The Caliph and the Queen. 3. The jawari or Revolution in the Harem. 4. Khayzuran: Courtesan or Head of State?. Part II: Sovereignty in Islam: . 5. The Criteria of Sovereignty in Islam. 6. Fifteen Queens. Part III: The Arab Queens: . 7. The Shi'ite Dynasty of Yemen. 8. The Little Queens of Sheba. 9. The Lady of Cairo. Conclusion: The Medina Democracy . Notes.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Fatima Mernissi, F Mernissi, Fatima Mernissi, Fatima (Teaches at the Mohammed V University Mernissi, Mernissi Fatima
• Editore: Polity Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 12.09.1994
• EAN: 9780745614199
• ISBN: 978-0-7456-1419-9
• Pagine: 240
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 230 mm x 18 mm
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; HISTORY / World, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory, Islamic Studies, General & world history, c 1500 onwards to present day, c 1000 CE to c 1500, Feminism & feminist theory, General and world history, c 500 to c 1000 CE, Feminism and feminist theory, Islamic countries, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, C 500 CE To C 1000 CE, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic