An edition of Beyond the veil (1975)

Beyond the veil

male-female dynamics in modern Muslim society

Rev. ed., 1st Midland Book ed.

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An edition of Beyond the veil (1975)

Beyond the veil

male-female dynamics in modern Muslim society

Rev. ed., 1st Midland Book ed.

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"Sexual inequality is a prominent feature of both Western and Islamic societies, but underlying concepts of female sexuality in Christian and Muslim traditions are very different, and the pattern of heterosexual relation in Muslim countries is probably unique. In Beyond the Veil, Fatima Mernissi argues that the Islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in stricter regulation and control of women's sexuality, which Muslim theorists classically regarded as a threat to civilized society. The requisites of modernization, however, are incompatible with traditional Muslim structures, and the ensuing contradictions now pervade nearly all Muslim countries. Drawing on popular source materials, Mernissi explores the disorienting effects of modern life on male-female relations, looks at the male-female unit as a basic element of the structure of the Muslim system, and shows us the sexual dynamics of the Muslim world. Regarded as a classic book in the United States, Beyond the Veil has never been available in Britain. This revised and updated version finally fills that gap."--Publisher's description.

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Indiana University Press
Language
English
Pages
200

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Muslim women Women Seksualiteit Mujeres Mujeres musulmanas Vrouwen Musulmanes Femmes Islam Sexualité Aspect religieux Sexualverhalten Sex Relations hommes-femmes Islamic civilization Frauenemanzipation Geschlechterrolle Modernisierung Muslimin Social conditions

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Beyond the Veil
February 18, 2003, Saqi Books
Paperback in English - New Ed edition
Cover of: Beyond the veil
Beyond the veil: male-female dynamics in modern Muslim society
1987, Indiana University Press
in English - Rev. ed., 1st Midland Book ed.
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Beyond the veil: male-female dynamics in modern Muslim society
1985, Al Saqi Books
in English - Rev. ed.
Cover of: Sexe, idéologie, Islam
Sexe, idéologie, Islam
1985, Editions Tierce
in French
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Beyond the veil: male-female dynamics in a modern Muslim society
1975, Schenkman Pub. Co., distributed solely by Halsted Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Bibliography: p. [179]-196.
Previous ed.: Cambridge, Mass. : Schenkman Pub. Co., 1975.
Includes index.

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Bloomington

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
305.4/862971
Library of Congress
HQ1170 .M46 1987, HQ1170.M46 1987, HQ1170.M46 B49 1987

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxix, 200 p. ;
Number of pages
200

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL2741025M
Internet Archive
beyondveilrevise00fati_0
ISBN 10
0253311624, 0253204232
LCCN
86046034
OCLC/WorldCat
14413988
LibraryThing
221935
Goodreads
1801359
537182

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OL1018829W

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