| Women and Fundamentalism in Islam and Catholicism: Negotiating Modernity in a Globalized World Contributor(s): Francis, James M. M. (Editor), Madigan, Patricia (Author) |
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ISBN: 3034302762 ISBN-13: 9783034302760 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $93.81 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Church - Canon & Ecclesiastical Law - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Islam - General |
| Dewey: 200.82 |
| LCCN: 2010049171 |
| Series: Religions and Discourse |
| Physical Information: 338 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book takes a historical-theological approach to understanding the complex relationships among gender, religion, economics and politics in a global context, with particular reference to Islam and Catholicism as two worldwide, culturally diverse and patriarchal religious traditions. It looks at ways in which Catholic and Muslim women, both within and between their respective traditions, are critiquing fundamentalist theological and cultural positions and reclaiming their rightful place within the life of their religious traditions. In so doing, it argues that they offer to their respective religious communities, and beyond, a holistic way of negotiating the impact of modernity in a globalized world. The final chapter of the book gives voice to some Australian Muslim and Catholic women who, at a local level, reflect many of the overall concerns of women who find themselves at the cutting edge of their respective religious tradition's negotiation of modernity. |