Beyond The Exotic: Women's History In Islamic Societies.HQ1170 2004-025983 0-8156-3055-7 Beyond the exotic; women's history ''This article is about the history of women. For information on the field of historical study, see Gender history. Women's history is the history of female human beings. Rights and equality Women's rights refers to the social and human rights of women. in Islamic societies The term Islamic Society has several different meanings:
Title main entry. Ed. by Amira El-Azhary Sonbol. (Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East) Syracuse Syracuse, city, Italy Syracuse (sĭr`əky  s, –kyz), Ital. Siracusa, city (1991 pop. U. Pr., [c]2005
522 p. $45.00 (pa) Mostly American scholars of history, art, and religion discuss sources for studying the history and life of women in the Islamic world. Many of the 24 papers are from an April 1996 roundtable at Georgetown University Georgetown University, in the Georgetown section of Washington, D.C.; Jesuit; coeducational; founded 1789 by John Carroll, chartered 1815, inc. 1844. Its law and medical schools are noteworthy, and its archives are especially rich in letters and manuscripts by and ; others were solicited to fill important gaps. They cover scripture, church records, awqaf, the archival records, the legal record, textbooks and discourses, art and architecture, and popular culture and oral tradition. |
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