A study of sexual inequality in Muslim society. It argues that the Islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in a stricter regulation and control of women's sexuality, which Muslim theorists classically regarded as a threat to civilized society.
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A study of sexual inequality in Muslim society. It argues that the Islamic view of women as active sexual beings resulted in a stricter regulation and control of women's sexuality, which Muslim theorists classically regarded as a threat to civilized society.
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Very good. No dust jacket. Ex-library. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 200 p. Audience: General/trade. LCCN 86046034 Type of material Book Personal name Mernissi, Fatima. Main title Beyond the veil: male-female dynamics in modern Muslim society / Fatima Mernissi. Edition Rev. ed., 1st Midland Book ed. Published/Created Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1987. Description xxix, 200 p.; 22 cm. ISBN 0253311624 0253204232 (pbk. ) LC classification HQ1170. M46 1987 Subjects Muslim women. Women--Morocco. Notes Previous ed. : Cambridge, Mass. : Schenkman Pub. Co., 1975. Includes index. Bibliography: p. [179]-196. Dewey class no. 305.4/862971 Geographic area code f-mr---