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Secular and Islamic feminist critiques in the work of Fatima Mernissi
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Women and gender, the Middle East and the Islamic world ; 9
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Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010
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xix, 296 p. ; 25 cm.
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9789004176164

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This book presents a detailed critical analysis of the work of Fatima Mernissi. Mernissi is considered to be one of the major figures in Feminist thought for both Morocco and Muslim society in general. This work discusses Mernissi's intellectual trajectory from 'secular' to 'Islamic' feminism in order to trace the evolution of so-called Islamic feminist theory. The book also engages critically with the work of other Muslim feminists, using frameworks and approaches developed in the works of Muslim reformist thinkers, namely Mohammad Arkoun and Nasr Abu Zaid, with the aim of engaging the theorization of this emerging feminism.


Author Notes

Raja Rhouni studied Cultural Studies, receiving her Ph.D. in 2005 from the Cultural and Development Studies program at Mohammad V University of Rabat, Morocco. She has published a number of articles on the work of Fatima Mernissi and Islamic feminism.


Table of Contents

Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xvii
Introduction: Mernissi as a Point of Entry into Islamic Feminismp. 1
Mernissi and Her Criticsp. 1
Engaging Islamic Feminist Theory through the Case of Mernissip. 11
Laying Bare My Assumptionsp. 13
Mernissi and Islamic Feminismp. 20
Rise of a Movement(s) and Birth of a Termp. 22
Islamic Feminism: An Oxymoron?p. 27
Problematizing 'Islamic FeminismÆ: What's in a Name?p. 31
Organization of the Bookp. 38
Part 1 Mernissi's Secular Critique: Writing the Gendered Subaltern History of Morocco
Chapter 1 Multiple-Front Postcolonial Feminist Critiquep. 47
Revisiting French Colonialism and the 'Emancipation of Women'p. 47
Deconstructing Nationalist Discourse of 'Women's Liberation1p. 55
Uncovering the Political and Economic Instrumentality of Traditional Gender Roles to a Neopatriarchal Systemp. 66
Chapter 2 A Subaltern Critic Unveils the Intersection between Gender and Class Biases in Modernization Policiesp. 77
Mernissi's Subaltern Narrative and Conflicts with a Dogmatic Marxist Discoursep. 79
Problematizing Modernization through a Subaltern Narrativep. 86
Foregrounding 'Subaltern Consciousness': Can the Subaltern Be Heard by Mernissi?p. 102
Chapter 3 Decentering Feminism, Demystifying the Harem, and Revising 'Muslim HistoryÆp. 119
Decentering Feminismp. 119
Demystifying the Harem Using a Double-Front Critiquep. 131
In the Silent Margins of Muslim Historyp. 147
Part 2 Between Secularist and Islamic Feminism
Chapter 4 The Secularist Momentp. 165
Beyond the Veilp. 165
Woman in the Muslim Unconsciousp. 178
Chapter 5 Revisiting Islam from 'WithinÆp. 195
L'Amour dans les pays musutmansp. 195
The Veil and the Male Elitep. 201
Islam and Democracyp. 236
Conclusion Toward a Post-foundationalist Islamic Feminismp. 251
Glossaryp. 275
Bibliographyp. 277
Indexp. 287
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