Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past(English, Paperback, Spellberg D. A.)

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Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past(English, Paperback, Spellberg D. A.) is written by Spellberg D. A. and published by Columbia University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0231079990 (ISBN 10) and 9780231079990 (ISBN 13).

In this extraordinary study, D. A. Spellberg examines the life of 'A'isha bint Abi Bakr, Muhammad's most beloved and controversial wife, and a central figure in Islamic cultural history. Instead of employing the traditional chronological technique of the biographer, however, Spellberg uses 'A'isha as a lens through which to examine the place of women in Islamic societies.