Women, Islam, and Abbasid Identity
Download or Read eBook Women, Islam, and Abbasid Identity PDF written by Nadia Maria El Cheikh and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Nadia Maria El Cheikh |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 171 |
| Release | : 2015-10-06 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674736368 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674736362 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women, Islam, and Abbasid Identity by : Nadia Maria El Cheikh
Book excerpt: When the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyads in 750 CE and ushered in Islam’s Golden Age, ideas about gender and sexuality were central to the process by which the caliphate achieved self-definition and articulated its systems of power and thought. Nadia Maria El Cheikh’s study reveals the importance of women to the writing of early Islamic history.
