LEADER 04156nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910788253703321 005 20230801232028.0 010 $a0-292-73557-X 024 7 $a10.7560/735552 035 $a(CKB)3170000000046064 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000581984 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11402387 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000581984 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10540033 035 $a(PQKB)10893882 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443584 035 $a(OCoLC)784960278 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17558 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443584 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10541111 035 $a(OCoLC)932314198 035 $a(DE-B1597)586848 035 $a(OCoLC)1280944721 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292735576 035 $a(EXLCZ)993170000000046064 100 $a20110824d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAmerican Muslim women, religious authority, and activism$b[electronic resource] $emore than a prayer /$fJuliane Hammer 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2012 215 $axiii, 271 p 225 1 $aLouann Atkins Temple women & culture series ;$vbk. 28 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-73555-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aA woman-led Friday prayer: March 18, 2005 -- Women leading prayers: tracing the debate -- Gender justice and Qur'anic exegesis -- History, women's rights, and Islamic law -- Authority, tradition, community -- Space, leadership, voice -- Media, representation(s), politics -- Memoirs, narratives, and marketing -- Covers and other matters: concluding thoughts. 330 $aFollowing the events of September 11, 2001, American Muslims found themselves under unprecedented scrutiny. Muslim communities in the United States suffered from negative representations of their religion, but they also experienced increased interest in aspects of their faith and cultures. They seized the opportunity to shape the intellectual contribution of American Muslims to contemporary Muslim thought as never before. Muslim women in particular?often assumed to be silenced, oppressed members of their own communities?challenged stereotypes through their writing, seeking to express what it means to be a Muslim woman in America and carrying out intra-Muslim debates about gender roles and women?s participation in society. Hammer looks at the work of significant female American Muslim writers, scholars, and activists, using their writings as a lens for a larger discussion of Muslim intellectual production in America and beyond. Centered on the controversial women-led Friday prayer in March 2005, Hammer uses this event and its aftermath to address themes of faith, community, and public opinion. Tracing the writings of American Muslim women since 1990, the author covers an extensive list of authors, including Amina Wadud, Leila Ahmed, Asma Barlas, Riffat Hassan, Mohja Kahf, Azizah al-Hibri, Asra Normani, and Asma Gull Hasan. Hammer deftly examines each author?s writings, demonstrating that the debates that concern American Muslim women are at the heart of modern Muslim debates worldwide. While gender is the catalyst for Hammer?s study, her examination of these women?s intellectual output touches on themes central to contemporary Islam: authority, tradition, Islamic law, justice, and authenticity. 410 0$aLouann Atkins Temple women & culture series ;$vbk. 28. 606 $aWomen in Islam$zUnited States 606 $aMuslim women$xPolitical activity$zUnited States 606 $aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xIslam 615 0$aWomen in Islam 615 0$aMuslim women$xPolitical activity 615 0$aFeminism$xReligious aspects$xIslam. 676 $a297.082/0973 700 $aHammer$b Juliane$01524497 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910788253703321 996 $aAmerican Muslim women, religious authority, and activism$93855154 997 $aUNINA