The unforgettable queens of Islam : succession, authority, gender / Shahla Haeri, Boston University.
The unforgettable queens of Islam : succession, authority, gender / Shahla Haeri, Boston University.
The unforgettable queens of Islam : succession, authority, gender / Shahla Haeri, Boston University.
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
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G 2020/2659
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English
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Physical content
xxiii, 257 pages ; illustrations : 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction. Games of succession: patriarchy, power, gender -- Part I. Sacred Sources of Authority: The Quran and the Hadith -- 1. Queen of Sheba and the mighty throne -- 2. Aisha Bint Abu Bakr: battle of the camel, battle for succession -- Part II. Medieval Queens: Dynasty and Descent -- 3. Sayyid...
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Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2020.
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Summary
"The Unforgettable Queens of Islam is a book about Muslim women rulers, women who have contested rules of dynastic succession in medieval Yemen and India or stood for election in modern Pakistan and Indonesia. How did they achieve such feats? How could young Muslim women come to occupy the exalted office of the Sultan in Delhi in medieval India, or...
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The unforgettable queens of Islam : succession, authority, gender / Shahla Haeri, Boston University.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2020/2659
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74VKad2wA5ey
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKad2wA5ey
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ISBN
9781107123038 hardcover
1107123038 hardcover
9781107554894 paperback
1107554896 paperback
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920.72091767
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991024316517702626
