Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women and Islam
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Women and Islam
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- A Note on Foreign-Language Words
- Introduction
- Part I Logic of Classical Reasoning
- Part II Asserting Agency in Faith
- 6 Becoming Salafi
- 7 Joining Political Islam
- 8 Conversions to Islam
- 9 Islamic Feminists’ Approaches
- 10 Women’s Mosques in China
- Part III Asserting Agency in Socio-Political Life
- Volume Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To … (continued from page ii)
- References
7 - Joining Political Islam
from Part II - Asserting Agency in Faith
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 12 April 2025
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Book contents
- The Cambridge Companion to Women and Islam
- Cambridge Companions to Religion
- The Cambridge Companion to Women and Islam
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Preface
- A Note on Foreign-Language Words
- Introduction
- Part I Logic of Classical Reasoning
- Part II Asserting Agency in Faith
- 6 Becoming Salafi
- 7 Joining Political Islam
- 8 Conversions to Islam
- 9 Islamic Feminists’ Approaches
- 10 Women’s Mosques in China
- Part III Asserting Agency in Socio-Political Life
- Volume Bibliography
- Index
- Cambridge Companions To … (continued from page ii)
- References
Summary
Liv Tønnessen documents trends in the study of women’s involvement in political Islam movements. The chapter draws on examples from various country contexts, followed by a case study of Sudan, to illustrate how women within these movements respect foundational rulings while adapting specific aspects of Islamic law to contemporary realities.
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- The Cambridge Companion to Women and Islam , pp. 174 - 194Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2025
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