What is the nature and social role of women? In today\u2019s Shi\u2018ism, these questions are often answered through the \u201cseparate-but- equal\u201d ideology which emphasizes the role of women as wives and mothers, and places men in authority. But is this the only ideology which can be derived from Shi\u2018i scriptural sources? This book takes a more nuanced approach to that question by exploring how women are portrayed in hadith on ancient sacred narrative \u2013 the stories of the prophets. It shows far more diverse views on what it means to be a woman (and, by extension, a man) \u2013 and that early Shi\u2018is held competing views about ideals for women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
What is the nature and social role of women? In today\u2019s Shi\u2018ism, these questions are often answered through the \u201cseparate-but- equal\u201d ideology which emphasizes the role of women as wives and mothers, and places men in authority. But is this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[22,100,106],"product_tag":[2562],"class_list":{"0":"post-2752","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","5":"product_cat-books","6":"product_cat-islamic-studies","7":"product_cat-sects-and-schools","8":"product_tag-amina-inloes","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"product-type-simple"},"yoast_head":"\n