Description
"Vanguard of a New Modernity" draws feminist scholarly and political attention towards the women activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami, a major movement of Islamic renewal and reform in South Asia.
About the Author
Amina Jamal is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Reviews
Jamal's biggest contribution lies in her ability to challenge the popular constructions of women who occupy leadership positions in the Jamaat. . . . Rather than being rooted in the past, as is so often believed, these women . . . play a very active role in using modernity to meet their ends. - Sadaf Ahmad, author of Transforming Faith
Book Information
ISBN 9780815633273
Author Amina Jamal
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Syracuse University Press
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Weight(grams) 559g
About the Author
Amina Jamal is associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Reviews
Jamal's biggest contribution lies in her ability to challenge the popular constructions of women who occupy leadership positions in the Jamaat. . . . Rather than being rooted in the past, as is so often believed, these women . . . play a very active role in using modernity to meet their ends. - Sadaf Ahmad, author of Transforming Faith
Book Information
ISBN 9780815633273
Author Amina Jamal
Format Hardback
Page Count 296
Imprint Syracuse University Press
Publisher Syracuse University Press
Weight(grams) 559g
