Fatema Mernissi Book order
September 27, 1940 – November 30, 2015
Fatima Mernissi was a prominent sociologist and Islamic feminist, recognized for her insightful analyses of women's roles within Islamic societies. Her work critically examined the historical development of Islamic thought and its contemporary manifestations, often questioning traditional interpretations. Through meticulous research, Mernissi explored the complex interplay between religious doctrine, cultural practices, and gender dynamics. Her scholarship offered a unique perspective on the historical and modern status of women in Islam, challenging established norms and fostering new dialogues.
- 2007
- 2003
Beyond the Veil
- 198 pages
- 7 hours of reading
Sexual inequality is a prominent feature of both Western and Islamic societies, but underlying concepts of female sexuality in Christian and Muslim traditions are very different, and the pattern of heterosexual relation in Muslim societies is probably unique. Fatima Mernissi argues that the Islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in stricter regulation and control of women's sexuality, which Muslim theorists classically regarded as a threat to civilized society. The requisites of modernization, however, are incompatible with traditional Muslim structures, and the ensuing contradictions now pervade nearly all Muslim countries. Drawing on popular source materials, Mernissi explores the disorienting effects of modern life on male-female relations, looks at the male-female unit as a basic element of the structure of the Muslim system and shows us the sexual dynamics of the Muslim world.
- 2002
Das Buch von Fatima Mernissi thematisiert die Verbindung zwischen Moderne und demokratischem Mitspracherecht im Islam. Es untersucht notwendige Veränderungen, um Ängste abzubauen und die islamische Welt für demokratische Prozesse und Menschenrechte zu öffnen. Mernissi beleuchtet auch die Ursprünge des Islamismus und dessen Auswirkungen auf die westliche Welt.
- 2000
- 1998
Cuando desde Occidente se habla de la cultura árabe, no siempre se hace la necesaria distinción entre sociedad civil y religión. El desconocimiento que esto origina desemboca en una retahíla de tópicos y mitos negativos que nada tiene que ver con la fértil civilización arabo-musulmana, a la que tanto debe esa misma cultura occidental. Pero tampoco se puede obviar las contradicciones y conflictos que la apropiación política de la religión ha originado en determinados países del Sur y de Oriente. Para dar respuesta a todos estos interrogantes, "Mil y una voces" dibuja el mosaico, amplio y complejo a la vez, de la cultura que también ha demostrado ser la cultura de la tolerancia.
- 1992
Der politische Harem : Mohammed und die Frauen
- 302 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Fesselnd und sensibel, vereint die Schrift eine Mischung aus Zurückhaltung und Kühnheit.
- 1991
