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Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West by Karin Van Nieuwkerk
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- Book Title
- Women Embracing Islam: Gender and Conversion in the West
- Publication Date
- 2006-07-01
- Pages
- 308
- ISBN
- 9780292713024
- Subject Area
- Religion, Social Science
- Publication Name
- Women Embracing Islam : Gender and Conversion in the West
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Subject
- Women's Studies, Islam / General
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Mass Market
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Item Weight
- 16 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 308 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Texas Press
ISBN-10
0292713029
ISBN-13
9780292713024
eBay Product ID (ePID)
51823278
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
308 Pages
Publication Name
Women Embracing Islam : Gender and Conversion in the West
Language
English
Subject
Women's Studies, Islam / General
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Social Science
Format
Mass Market
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
2005-037096
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
297.082/091821
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Foreword. Conversion and Gender, Two Contested Concepts (Willy Jansen) Introduction. Gender and Conversion to Islam in the West (Karin van Nieuwkerk) Part One. Contextualizing Conversion Chapter 1. The Quest for Peace in Submission: Reflections on the Journey of American Women Converts to Islam (Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad) Chapter 2. The Shaping of a Scandinavian "Islam": Converts and Gender Equal Opportunity (Anne Sofie Roald) Chapter 3. Symbolizing Distance: Conversion to Islam in Germany and the United States (Monika Wohlrab-Sahr) Part Two. Discourses and Narratives Chapter 4. Gender, Conversion, and Islam: A Comparison of Online and Offline Conversion Narratives (Karin van Nieuwkerk) Chapter 5. The Shifting Significance of the Halal/Haram Frontier: Narratives on the Hijab and Other Issues (Stefano Allievi) Part Three. Trajectories and Paradigms Chapter 6. Female Conversion to Islam: The Sufi Paradigm (Haifaa Jawad) Chapter 7. African American Islam as an Expression of Converts' Religious Faith and Nationalist Dreams and Ambitions (Gwendolyn Zoharah Simmons) Chapter 8. Feminism and Conversion: Comparing British, Dutch, and South African Life Stories (Margot Badran) Part Four. Transmission and Identity Chapter 9. How Deborah Became Aisha: The Conversion Process and the Creation of Female Muslim Identity (Nicole Bourque) Chapter 10. Keeping the Faith: Convert Muslim Mothers and the Transmission of Female Muslim Identity in the West (Marcia Hermansen) Notes on Contributors Index
Synopsis
Many Westerners view Islam as a religion that restricts and subordinates women in both private and public life. Yet a surprising number of women in Western Europe and America are converting to Islam. What attracts these women to a belief system that is markedly different from both Western Christianity and Western secularism? What benefits do they gain by converting, and what are the costs? How do Western women converts live their new Islamic faith, and how does their conversion affect their families and communities? How do women converts transmit Islamic values to their children? These are some of the questions that Women Embracing Islam seeks to answer. In this vanguard study of gender and conversion to Islam, leading historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and theologians investigate why non-Muslim women in the United States, several European countries, and South Africa are converting to Islam. Drawing on extensive interviews with female converts, the authors explore the life experiences that lead Western women to adopt Islam, as well as the appeal that various forms of Islam, as well as the Nation of Islam, have for women. The authors find that while no single set of factors can explain why Western women are embracing Islamic faith traditions, some common motivations emerge. These include an attraction to Islam's high regard for family and community, its strict moral and ethical standards, and the rationality and spirituality of its theology, as well as a disillusionment with Christianity and with the unrestrained sexuality of so much of Western culture., Ten essays by leading historians, sociologists, anthropologists, and theologians that probe Western women's motivations for converting to Islam.
LC Classification Number
BP170.5.W66 2006
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- e***u (283)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseThe listing was for a hardcover version of this book; however, I received a paperback. The Seller replied quickly to my question about this issue and issued a full refund - and let me keep the book. So, a diligent Seller for sure - and well packaged and reasonable timing on shipping. Thank you for the refund, and as you suggested, I'll likely donate this volume and seek the hardcover.
- e***n (392)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseGreat transaction, exactly as described, packed well, and promptly shipped on August 6th. Unfortunately the U.S. Postal Service took 23 calendar days to deliver the book. It was shipped from Pennsylvania, to Atlanta, past Alabama to Texas, enjoyed several days in Texas, then to Minneapolis, Jacksonville, Florida, back to Atlanta, finally to Birmingham, and Huntsville. The seller was very responsive and I decided it was interesting to see if/how the book would arrive. Thanks, JoeDrumsville!: The Evolution of the New Orleans Beat by Robert Cataliotti: Used (#405155037686)