Islamic masculinities /

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Imprint:	London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Zed Books Ltd ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Description:	1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations
Language:	English
Series:	Global masculinities Global masculinities series.
Subject:	Masculinity -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Men -- Islamic countries. Men -- Islamic countries -- Social conditions. Masculinity -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Men. Men -- Social conditions. Islamic countries. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11227137

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Other authors / contributors:	Ouzgane, Lahoucine, editor.
ISBN:	9781848131514 1848131518 1842772740 9781842772744 1842772759 9781842772751 9781848137141 1848137141
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	"This challenging book of essays outlines the great complexity, variety and difference of male identities in Islamic societies. From the Taliban orphanages of Afghanistan to the cafés of Morocco; from the experience of couples at infertility clinics in Egypt to that of Iraqi conscripts, these essays illustrate how the masculine gender is constructed and negotiated in the Islamic Ummah. The collection goes far beyond the traditional notion that Islamic masculinities are inseparable from the control of women. The essays outline an experience of the relation between spirituality and masculinity quite different from the prevailing Western norms. Drawing on sources ranging from modern Arabic literature to discussions of Muhammad's virility and Abraham's paternity, Islamic Masculinities portrays ways of being in the world that intertwine with non-Western conceptions of duty to the family, the state and the divine. This innovative and illuminating book will be of major interest to students of culture, gender and sociology, and will provide new insights even to specialists in the Middle East and Islamic Studies."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Islamic masculinities. London ; New York : Zed ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 1842772740
Standard no.:	9781842772744 9781842772751

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Summary:	This innovative book outlines the great complexity, variety and difference of male identities in Islamic societies. From the Taliban orphanages of Afghanistan to the cafés of Morocco, from the experience of couples at infertility clinics in Egypt to that of Iraqi conscripts, it shows how the masculine gender is constructed and negotiated in the Islamic Ummah. It goes far beyond the traditional notion that Islamic masculinities are inseparable from the control of women, and shows how the relationship between spirituality and masculinity is experienced quite differently from the prevailing Western norms. Drawing on sources ranging from modern Arabic literature to discussions of Muhammad's virility and Abraham's paternity, it portrays ways of being in the world that intertwine with non-Western conceptions of duty to the family, the state and the divine.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9781848131514 1848131518 1842772740 9781842772744 1842772759 9781842772751 9781848137141 1848137141