The Diversity of Muslim Women's Lives in India
ISBN-13:
9780813537030
ISBN-10:
0813537037
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Zoya Hasan, Ritu Menon
Publication date:
2005
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Format:
Hardcover
360 pages
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ISBN-13:
9780813537030
ISBN-10:
0813537037
Edition:
Illustrated
Author:
Zoya Hasan, Ritu Menon
Publication date:
2005
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Format:
Hardcover
360 pages
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The Diversity of Muslim Women's Lives in India (ISBN-13: 9780813537030 and ISBN-10: 0813537037), written by authors
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To what extent does Muslim personal law, such as polygamy and triple talaq (the allowance for men to instantly divorce their wives), affect the lives of Muslim women? Are these factors more or less important than other lifestyle issues such as socioeconomic status?
Over the past several decades, the most influential approaches to the study of Muslim women and nearly all the significant campaigns for their rights have focused on religious practices and the urgency to reform Islamic laws. Such focused views, however, give the false sense that religion is the main, if not the only, aspect of Muslim women's lives.
In order to broaden the lens through which this demographic is typically seen, a group of researchers in India carried out a large and unprecedented study of one of the most disadvantaged sections of Indian society. The editors of The Diversity of Muslim Women's Lives in India bring together this research in a comprehensive collection of informative and revealing case studies. The essays examine Muslim identity, not only in terms of religious doctrine, but as a heterogeneous set of characteristics produced at the intersections of class, religion, and gender. Addressing issues of law, politics, education, race, and other neglected secular subjects, this volume is essential reading for policy-makers, social activists, and scholars.We would LOVE it if you could help us and other readers by reviewing the book
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