Format:
xvii, 199 Seiten
Edition:
Second edition
ISBN:
9781463239305
Series Statement:
Gorgias Islamic studies Volume 11
Content:
Companions of the prophet -- The next generation -- Transmitters of knowledge, learned women, and scholars -- Mystic women -- Women's roles in historical and contemporary collections.
Content:
"Women in Islamic Biographical Collections: From Ibn Sa'd to Who's Who is a reprint of Professor Ruth Roded's groundbreaking 1994 study in which she surveys 40 bibliographical collections, dating from the 9th century to the present, investigating which type of Muslim woman scholars were deemed worthy of recording for posterity. The analysis clearly indicates that Muslim women have achieved prominence in certain fields at certain times. Roded has written a substantial preface to the reprint, providing an overview of how he field has developed since the original publication"--
Note:
Previous edition published by Lynne Rienner Publishers, Inc
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Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 179 - 187
Language:
English
Keywords:
Biografische Literatur
;
Arabisch
;
Muslimin
