Promotional Information

Named an Outstanding Academic Book for 1995 by ^BChoice^R

About the Author

Barbara Stowasser is Director of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University.

Reviews

"An excellent study of women in Islamic scriptures and commentary. A significant contribution to the scholarship. There is no comparable study in terms of either focus or approach, despite the fact that the topic and materials are so fundamental."--John Esposito, Georgetown University
"This is not just another book on women in Islam...It is an in-depth survey of Islamic literature dealing with women. As much as any book can, it avoids judgement; it simply presents material drawn from the Qur'an and both traditional and modern interpretations of female role models in Islam....This volume will be essential reading for scholars of Islam, and very useful for courses in Islam and women's studies, particularly on the graduate level."--Middle
East Studies Association Bulletin
"...one of the most outstanding works to have been published on the popular topic of women in Islam....The erudition and insights of this study will make this an invaluable reference work for both specialists and non-specialists on women in Islam."--Digest of Middle East Studies
"An excellent study of women in Islamic scriptures and commentary. A significant contribution to the scholarship. There is no comparable study in terms of either focus or approach, despite the fact that the topic and materials are so fundamental."--John Esposito, Georgetown University
"This is not just another book on women in Islam...It is an in-depth survey of Islamic literature dealing with women. As much as any book can, it avoids judgement; it simply presents material drawn from the Qur'an and both traditional and modern interpretations of female role models in Islam....This volume will be essential reading for scholars of Islam, and very useful for courses in Islam and women's studies, particularly on the graduate level."--Middle
East Studies Association Bulletin
"...one of the most outstanding works to have been published on the popular topic of women in Islam....The erudition and insights of this study will make this an invaluable reference work for both specialists and non-specialists on women in Islam."--Digest of Middle East Studies