Woman's body, woman's word: gender and discourse in arabo-islamic writing
Auteur :
Malti-Douglas, Fedwa
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691655772
Date de publication :
15 janv. 2019
Dimensions :
25,4 x 17,8 cm
Poids :
390 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Woman's voice and body are closely entwined in the Arabo-Islamic tradition, argues Fedwa Malti-Douglas in this pioneering book. Spanning the ninth through twentieth centuries and covering a wide range of texts-from courtly anectdote to mystical and philosophical treatises, from works of geography to autobiography-this study reveals how woman's acce