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Daughters of Abraham: Feminist Thought in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam » (First)

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Authors: Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad (Editor), John L. Esposito
ISBN-13: 9780813025940, ISBN-10: 081302594X
Format: Paperback
Publisher: University Press of Florida
Date Published: September 2002
Edition: First

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Author Biography: Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad

Book Synopsis

Important for a general audience interested in women and religion, this book will be especially valuable to scholars in the fields of feminist theology, comparative religion, and interfaith studies.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction: Women, Religion, and Empowerment1
1Settling at Beer-lahai-roi12
2Hearing Hannah's Voice: The Jewish Feminist Challenge and Ritual Innovation35
3The Influence of Feminism on Christianity50
4Christian Feminist Theology: History and Future65
5Hagar: A Historical Model for "Gender Jihad"81
6Rethinking Women and Islam
Amira El-Azhary Sonbol108
Bibliography147
Contributors153
Index157

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