A most masculine state : gender, politics and religion in Saudi Arabia / / Madawi Al-Rasheed [[electronic resource]]

• Autore: Al-Rasheed Madawi
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xii, 333 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 305.4209538
• Soggetto topico: Women - Saudi Arabia - Social conditions; Muslim women - Saudi Arabia - Social conditions; Feminism - Saudi Arabia; Feminism - Religious aspects - Islam; Women and religion - Saudi Arabia; Sex role - Saudi Arabia; Women's rights - Saudi Arabia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction: the 'woman question' in Saudi Arabia -- From religious revival to religious nationalism -- Schooling women: the state as benevolent educator -- Symbols of piety: fatwa on women in the 1980s -- The quest for cosmopolitan modernity -- Women in search of themselves -- Celebrity women novelists and the cosmopolitan fantasy -- Guarding self and nation: women preachers and activists -- Conclusion: light at the end of the tunnel.
• Sommario/riassunto: Women in Saudi Arabia are often described as either victims of patriarchal religion and society or successful survivors of discrimination imposed on them by others. Madawi Al-Rasheed's new book goes beyond these conventional tropes to probe the historical, political and religious forces that have, across the years, delayed and thwarted their emancipation. The book demonstrates how, under the patronage of the state and its religious nationalism, women have become hostage to contradictory political projects that on the one hand demand female piety, and on the other hand encourage modernity. Drawing on state documents, media sources and interviews with women from across Saudi society, the book examines the intersection between gender, religion and politics to explain these contradictions and to show that, despite these restraints, vibrant debates on the question of women are opening up as the struggle for recognition and equality finally gets under way.
• Titolo autorizzato: A most masculine state
• ISBN: 1-107-23313-5; 1-139-60970-X; 1-139-62086-X; 1-139-61156-9; 1-107-25519-8; 1-139-61528-9; 1-139-62458-X; 1-139-01536-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814834103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Cambridge Middle East studies ; ; 43.