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Woman's Body, Woman's Word: Gender and Discourse in Arabo-Islamic Writing

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Woman's Body, Woman's Word: Gender and Discourse in Arabo-Islamic Writing
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Fedwa Malti-Douglas
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:232
Dimensions(mm): Height 254,Width 178
Category/GenreLiterary studies - general
ISBN/Barcode 9780691655772
ClassificationsDewey:892.709352042
Audience
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 15 January 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

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