عنوان

Women shaping Islam :

(Number (ISBN

025203077X (cloth : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

0252073177 (pbk. : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9780252030772

(Number (ISBN

9780252073175

Number

dltt

Title Proper

Women shaping Islam :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

Indonesian women reading the Qur'an /

First Statement of Responsibility

Pieternella van Doorn-Harder

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Urbana :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Illinois Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2006

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

324 p. ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-315) and index

Text of Note

Introduction -- Indonesian Islamic landscapes -- Discussing Islam, discussing gender -- Competing in goodness : Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama -- Women of Muhammadiyah -- ʻAisyiyah's Jihad -- Nurturing the future : Nasyiatul ʻAisyiyah -- Women of Nahdlatul Ulama -- Tradition revisited: the pesantren -- Tradition in action : Muslimat NU -- Post-tradition : NU activists -- Conclusion

0

Text of Note

In the United States, precious little is known about the active role Muslim women have played for nearly a century in the religious culture of Indonesia, the largest majority-Muslim country in the world. While much of the Muslim world excludes women from the domain of religious authority, the country's two leading Muslim organizations - Muhammadiyah and Nahdlatul Ulama (NU) - have created enormous networks led by women who interpret sacred texts and exercise powerful religious influence. In "Women Shaping Islam", Pieternella van Doorn-Harder explores the work of these contemporary women leaders, examining their attitudes toward the rise of radical Islamists; the actions of the authoritarian Soeharto regime; women's education and employment; birth control and family planning; and sexual morality. Ultimately, van Doorn-Harder reveals the many ways in which Muslim women leaders understand and utilize Islam as a significant force for societal change; one that ultimately improves the economic, social, and psychological condition of women in Indonesian society. -- Back cover

Islam-- Indonesia

Women and religion-- Indonesia

Women in Islam-- Indonesia

Women-- Religious life-- Indonesia

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Doorn-Harder, Pieternella van,1956-

Date of Transaction

20061024143556.0

Electronic name

[Book]

Y