TY - BOOK AU - Moghissi,Haideh TI - Feminism and Islamic fundamentalism: the limits of postmodern analysis SN - 1856495906 (pbk.) AV - HQ1170 .M64 1999 PY - 2002///, 1999 CY - London, New York PB - Zed Books KW - Muslim women KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Women (Islamic law) KW - Feminism KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Women KW - Islamic countries KW - Social conditions KW - Musulmanes KW - Intégrisme islamique KW - Femmes KW - Droit islamique KW - Féminisme KW - Aspect religieux KW - Pays musulmans KW - Conditions sociales KW - Feminisme KW - gtt KW - Fundamentalisme KW - Postmodernisme KW - swd KW - Fundamentalismus KW - Feminismus KW - fast N1 - pbk. ed. published in 2002; Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-159) and index; Oriental sexuality: imagined and real -- From Orientalism to Islamic feminism -- Postmodern relativism and the politics of cultural difference -- Islamic fundamentalism and its nostalgic accomplice -- Women, modernity and social change -- Fundamentalists in power: conflict and compromise -- Islamic feminism and its discontents N2 - "A major feminist critique of Islamic fundamentalism, this book asks some hard questions of those who, in denouncing the racism of Western feminism, have taken up an uncritical embrace of the Islamic identity of Muslim women. It is urgent reading for all those concerned about human rights, as well as for students and academics of women's studies, political science, social theory and religious studies."--Jacket ER -