Women's Islam

First published in 1998. This book focuses on two socio-cultural domains - the family and religious activity in the lives of Iranian women. Women maintain the integrity of the household, while at the same time taking part in wider social activities. With this background the author explores the religious practice among today's Shirazi women, its transcendental and pragmatic aspects, specifying women's performance in religious rituals. <p>1 Introduction 2 Female religious meeting: rowzeh-e zananeh 3 Ritual exchanges and morality 4 The female preacher 5 The concept of martyrs and its symbolic application 6 The passage of the dead 7 Women making the pilgrimage 8 Reproduction of the Islamic social order and disorder 9 Hejab: Islamic modesty and veiling 10 Family management in the context of change 11 Conclusion: Women, Islam, and ritual</p>