Gender, Religion and Change in the Middle East

ISBN: 9781845201982 出版年：2005 页码：237 Inger Marie Okkenhaug Ingvild Flaskerud Bloomsbury Publishing

The complicated link between women and religion in the Middle East has been a source of debate for centuries, and has special resonance today. Whether religion reinforces female oppression or provides opportunities for women - or a combination of both - depends on time, place and circumstance. This book seeks to contextualize women's roles within their religious traditions rather than through the lens of a dominant culture. Gender, Religion and Change in the Middle East crosses boundaries and borders, ato a global audience. This book provides a comprehensive survey of women in Muslim, Jewish and Christian communities in the Middthe last two centuries. The authors consider women's defined roles within these religious communities, as well as exploring how women themselves develop and apply their own strategies within religious societies. The wide-ranging accounts draw on case studies from Iran, Turkey, Afghanistan, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Palestine and Lebanon since 1800. Throughout, the authors challenge our understanding of patriarchy to offer a more nuanced account. Taking a balancissues of religion, gender and change in the Middle Easinterdisciplinary study gives new insight to the theme of women and religion in the Middle East.