| Description |
xl, 616 p. |
| Series |
Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1, The Near and Middle East, 0169-9423 ; v. 91 |
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Handbuch der Orientalistik. Erste Abteilung, Nahe und der Mittlere Osten ; 91. Bd.
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| Note |
Includes indexes. |
| Contents |
Selected sources for the study of South Asian Muslim women -- Muslim women in the history of South Asia -- Islamic traditions, Muslim women and the reform movement -- Pardah : Muslim women in/out of seclusion -- Religious practices -- In search of their identity : Muslim women setting new goals -- Women, nationalism and religion -- Muslim women's movements in South Asia -- The life cycle of South Asian Muslim women -- Women's rights to inherit property -- Education of South Asian Muslim women -- South Asian Muslim women's health -- Perspectives on South Asian women's development -- The arts and design -- Challanges, threats, and the responses of woman -- Feminism, new scholarship and new toods for development. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Muslim women -- South Asia -- Bibliography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9789004158498 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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9004158499 (hardback : alk. paper) |
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