Women trustees of Allah: Methods, limits, and possibilities of "feminist theology" in Islam
by Hidayatullah, Aysha Anjum, Ph.D., UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA, 2009, 358 pages; 3385761

Abstract:

The objective of this study is to examine a selection of works by late 20th- and 21st-century Muslim women scholars in the United States engaged in feminist interpretations of the Qur'an. The principle criterion for selecting these works is the shared aim of advocating the full personhood and moral agency of Muslim women within the parameters of the Qur'an, understood as the divine word of God. I argue that together, these works constitute the emergent field of Muslim feminist theology in the United States. I make the case that they form a cohesive body of work warranting collective study based upon the observation of: (1) three common textual strategies they employ to interpret the Qur'an, and (2) their shared location within a lineage of modernist trends in Qur'anic interpretation and alongside developments in Jewish and Christian feminist theology in the United States. I compare the works side-by-side and in conversation with each other, identifying their common concepts and trends, and outlining their contexts and overall trajectory as a whole.

 
AdviserDwight F. Reynolds
SchoolUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA
SourceDAI/A 70-12, p. , Jan 2010
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsReligion; Women's studies
Publication Number3385761
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