Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender

<p>Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims which often centres on gendered concerns<i> The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender</i> 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:</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>Foundational texts in historical and contemporary contexts</li> <p> </p> <li>Sex sexuality and gender difference</li> <p> </p> <li>Gendered piety and authority</li> <p> </p> <li>Political and religious displacements</li> <p> </p> <li>Negotiating law ethics and normativity</li> <p> </p> <li>Vulnerability care and violence in Muslim families</li> <p> </p> <li>Representation commodification and popular culture</li> </ul><p>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. </p><p>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.</p>