Women and Islam : an historical and theological enquiry /

"Those who entrust their affairs to a woman will never know prosperity." This saying is attributed to the Prophet Mohammed. However, as Mernissi tries to show, the position of women in Islamic societies is far from unambiguous. She argues that the Prophet Mohammed, far from being the oppre...

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Main Authors: Fatima Mernissi, author 539150, Lakeland, Mary Jo, translator 262919
Format: text
Language:eng
Published: Oxford uk : Blackwell Pub, 1987
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