In:
American Journal of Islam and Society, International Institute of Islamic Thought, Vol. 24, No. 4 ( 2007-10-01), p. 103-105
Abstract:
This ambitious undertaking, comprising 6 chapters, 16 tables, 4 appendixes,and a glossary, is the culmination of a doctoral program at McGill University’sInstitute of Islamic Studies. A specialist in Islam, world religions, andgender studies, Minoo Derayeh is now an assistant professor at York Universityin Toronto.Gender Equality in Iranian History seeks to uncover the social, political,and economic status of women across the vast expanse of Iranian history.In her “Foreword,” Ratna Gosh (McGill University) applauds theauthor’s contribution for showing that the “concept of Islamic feminism isfounded on the idea of complementary rather than equal rights” and, equallyimportantly, for laying bare “the root of cultural patriarchy” (p. ii). The veryidea of complementarity, as the book’s chapters reveal, has not always beenunproblematically present in Iran’s encounter with Islam ...
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2690-3741
,
2690-3733
DOI:
10.35632/ajis.v24i4.1516
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
International Institute of Islamic Thought
Publication Date:
2007
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3031592-X
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