Women, leadership and mosques : changes in contemporary Islamic authority /

The acceptance of female leadership in mosques and madrassas is a significant change from much historical practice, signalling the mainstream acceptance of some form of female Islamic authority in many places. This volume investigates the diverse range of female religious leadership present in conte...

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Other Authors: Bano, Masooda, 1973-, Kalmbach, Hilary.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Series: Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World 11.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2012, ISBN: 9789004223295.

Subjects:

Muslim women > 21st century.

Muslim women > Conduct of life.

Muslim women > Religious life.

Sex role > Religious aspects > Islam.