The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender (Routledge Handbooks in Religion)

Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims, which often centres on gendered concerns, __The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender__ is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into seven parts: * Foundational texts in historical and contemporary contexts * Sex, sexuality, and gender difference * Gendered piety and authority * Political and religious displacements * Negotiating law, ethics, and normativity * Vulnerability, care, and violence in Muslim families * Representation, commodification, and popular culture These sections examine key debates and problems, including: feminist and queer approaches to the Qur’an, hadith, Islamic law, and ethics, Sufism, devotional practice, pilgrimage, charity, female religious authority, global politics of feminism, material and consumer culture, masculinity, fertility and the family, sexuality, sexual rights, domestic violence, marriage practices, and gendered representations of Muslims in film and media. __The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender__ is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, Islamic studies, and gender studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, sociology, anthropology, and history. Cover Half Title Series Page Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents List of contributors Acknowledgements Introduction PART I: Foundational texts in historical and contemporary contexts 1. Classical Qurʾanic exegesis and women 2. Sex and marriage in early Islamic law 3. Islamic gender ethics: traditional discourses, critiques, and new frameworks of inclusivity 4. Muslima theology 5. Gender and the study of Islamic law: from polemics to feminist ethics PART II: Sex, sexuality, and gender difference 6. Applying gender and queer theory to pre-modern sources 7. Intersex in Islamic medicine, law, and activism 8. Sexuality and human rights: actors and arguments 9. Mixité, gender difference, and the politics of Islam in France after the headscarf ban PART III: Gendered authority and piety 10. Gendering the divine: women, femininity, and queer identities on the Sufi path 11. Gender and the Karbala Paradigm: on studying contemporary Shiʿi women 12. The stabilization of gender in zakat: the margin of freedom and the politics of care 13. Muslim chaplaincy and female religious authority in North America 14. Malama Ta Ce!: women preachers, audiovisual media and the construction of religious authority in Niamey, Niger PART IV: Political and religious displacements 15. Gender, Muslims, Islam, and colonial India 16. Islam and gender on the Swahili coast of East Africa 17. Mujahidin, mujahidat: balancing gender in the struggle of Jihadi-Salafis 18. Modelling exile: Syrian women gather to discuss prophetic examples in Jordan PART V: Negotiating law, ethics, and normativity 19. Transgressing the boundaries: zina ̄ and legal accommodation in the premodern Maghrib 20. Women and Islamic law: decolonizing colonialist feminism 21. The emergence of women’s scholarship in Damascus during the late 20th century 22. Human rights, gender, and the state: Islamic perspectives PART VI: Vulnerability, care, and violence in Muslim families 23. Two ‘quiet’ reproductive revolutions: Islam, gender, and (in)fertility 24. Aging and the elderly: diminishing family care systems and need for alternatives 25. Domestic violence and US Muslim communities: negotiating advocacy, vulnerability, and gender norms 26. #VoiceOut: Sufi hardcore activism in the Lion City PART VII: Representation, commodification, and popular culture 27. Hijab, Islamic fashion, and modest clothing: hybrids of modernity and religious commodity 28. Constructing the ‘Muslim woman’ in advertising 29. French Muslim women’s clothes: the secular state’s religious war against racialised women 30. Female filmmakers and Muslim women in cinema 31. Gender, race, and American Islamophobia Index INTRODUCTION: ASSESSING THE FIELD OF ISLAM AND GENDER -- I. Foundational Texts in Historical and Contemporary Contexts: 1. Classical Qurʼanic Exegesis and Women / Hadia Mubarak -- 2. Sex and Marriage in Early Islamic Law / Carolyn Baugh -- 3. Islamic Gender Ethics: Traditional Discourses, Critiques, and New Frameworks of Inclusivity / Zahra Ayubi -- 4. Muslima Theology / Jerusha Tanner Rhodes -- 5. Paradigm Shifts and Transformative Scholarship: The Intellectual Impact of Women's Scholarly Works in Damascus in the late Twentieth Century / Feryal Salem -- II. Sex, Sexuality, and Sexual Difference: 6. Applying Gender and Queer Theory to Pre-Modern Sources / Ash Geissinger -- 7. Intersex in pre-modern Islamic medicine, law, and activism / Indira Gesink -- 8. Sexuality and human rights: Actors & Factors / Anissa Helie -- 9. Mixité, Gender Difference, and the Politics of Islam in France After the Headscarf Ban / Kirsten Wesselhoeft -- III. Gendered Authority and Piety: 10. Gendering the Divine: Women, Femininity, and Queer Identities on the Sufi Path / Merin Shobhana Xavier -- 11. Gender and the Karbala Paradigm: On Studying Contemporary Shiʻi Women / Edith Szanto -- 12. The Stabilization of Gender in Zakat: The Margin of Freedom and the Politics of Care / Danielle Widmann Abraham -- 13. Muslim Chaplaincy and Female Religious Authority in North America / Sajida Jalalzai --14. Malama Ta Ce!: Women Preachers, Audiovisual Media and the Construction of Religious Authority in Niamey, Niger / Abdoulaye Sounaye -- IV. Political and Religious Displacements: 15. Gender, Muslims, Islam, and Colonial India / Ilyse Morgenstein Fuerst -- 16. Islam and Gender on the Swahili Coast of East Africa / Nathaniel Mathews -- 17. Mujahidun, Mujahidat: Balancing Gender in the Struggle of Jihadi Salafis / Nathan French -- 18. Modelling Exile: Syrian Women Gather to Discuss Prophetic Examples in Jordan / Sarah Tobin -- V. Negotiating Law, Ethics, and Normativity: 19. Transgressing the Boundaries: Zina and Legal Accommodation in the Premodern Maghrib / Rosemary Admiral -- 20. Women and Islamic law: from colonialist feminism to decoloniality / Lena Salaymeh -- 21. Gender and Islamic Law: From Polemics to Feminist Ethics / Fatima Seedat -- 22. Human Rights, Gender, and the State: Islamic Perspectives / Shannon Dunn "Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims, which often centre on gendered concerns, The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over twenty-five chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into seven parts: Foundational Texts in Historical and Contemporary Contexts Sexuality and Sexual Difference Gendered Piety and Authority Political and Religious Displacements Negotiating Law, Ethics, and Normativity Vulnerability, Care, and Violence in Muslim Families Representation, Commodification, and Popular Culture These sections examine key debates and problems, including: feminist and queer approaches to the Qur'an, hadith, Islamic law, and ethics, Sufism, devotional practice, pilgrimage, charity, female religious authority, global politics of feminism, material and consumer culture, masculinity, fertility and the family, sexuality, sexual rights, domestic violence, marriage practices, and gendered representations of Muslims in film and media. The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, Islamic studies and gender studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, sociology, anthropology and history"-- Provided by publisher Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims, which often centre on gendered concerns, this book is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject. It is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, Islamic studies and gender studies.