Shahla Haeri

The Unforgettable Queens of Islam

Succession, Authority, Gender

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Produktbeschreibung

A cross-cultural and ethno-historical perspective exploring the lives and legacies of several Muslim women rulers from medieval to modern times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 278
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 227mm x 152mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 466g
• ISBN-13: 9781107554894
• ISBN-10: 1107554896
• Artikelnr.: 57827917

Autorenporträt

Shahla Haeri is Associate Professor of Anthropology and a former director of the Women's Studies Program at Boston University. She is the author of the pioneering ethnographic book Law of Desire: Temporary Marriage in Sh¿'¿ Iran (1989, 2014) on the unique Shi'a practice of temporary marriage in Iran and No Shame for the Sun: Lives of Professional Pakistani Women (2002). She is the producer and director of a video documentary on Iranian women presidential contenders entitled Mrs. President: Women and Political Leadership in Iran (2002). Haeri is the recipient of many grants and postdoctoral fellowships.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Games of succession: patriarchy, power, gender; Part I.
Sacred Sources of Authority: The Quran and the Hadith: 1. Queen of Sheba
and the mighty throne; 2. Aisha Bint Abu Bakr: battle of the camel, battle
for succession; Part II. Medieval Queens: Dynasty and Descent: 3. Sayyida
Hurra Queen Arwa of Yemen: 'the little Queen of Sheba'; 4. Razia Sultan of
India: 'Queen of the world Bilqis-I Jihan'; Part III. Contemporary Queens:
Institutionalization of Succession and Leadership: 5. Benazir Bhutto: a
queen 'without parallel'; 6. Megawati Sukarnoputri: 'Limbuk becomes Queen';
Conclusion. Patriarchal paradox?