Women as Imams: Classical Islamic Sources and Modern Debates on Leading Prayer

by Simonetta Calderini

Book Overview

There is a long and rich history of opinion centred on female prayer leadership in Islam that has occupied the minds of theologians and jurists alike. It includes outright prohibition, dislike, permissibility under certain conditions and, although rarely, unrestricted sanction, or even endorsement.

This book discusses debates drawn from scholars of the formative period of Islam who engaged with the issue of female prayer leadership. Simonetta...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0755637143
• ISBN13: 9780755637140
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"