American Muslim women, religious authority, and activism : more than a prayer /

American Muslim women, religious authority, and activism : more than a prayer /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hammer, Juliane.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	Austin : University of Texas Press, 2012.
Description:	xiii, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 28 Louann Atkins Temple women & culture series ; bk. 28.
Subject:	Women in Islam -- United States. Muslim women -- Political activity -- United States. Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Feminism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Muslim women -- Political activity. Women in Islam. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8826810

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ISBN:	9780292735552 (cloth : alk. paper) 0292735553 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780292735576 (e-book) 029273557X (e-book)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Govt.docs classification:	Z UA380.8 H183AM

Table of Contents:

Note on Transliteration
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. A Woman-Led Friday Prayer: March 18, 2005
2. Women Leading Prayers: Tracing the Debate
3. Gender Justice and Qur'anic Exegesis
4. History, Women's Rights, and Islamic Law
5. Authority, Tradition, and Community
6. Space, Leadership, and Voice
7. Media, Representation(s), Politics
8. Memoirs, Narratives, and Marketing
9. Covers and Other Matters: Concluding Thoughts
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index