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Arab Feminism and Islamic History: The Transnational Life and Work of Lebanese-Syrian Writer Widad Sakakini (1913-1991)
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Abstract Widad Sakakini's work reflects the transformations of Arab societies since the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly the changing gender roles. This study of her shows how she took globally circulating feminist concerns, translated them into her local contexts, and rooted them in Arab-Isl... mehr
Widad Sakakini's work reflects the transformations of Arab societies since the beginning of the twentieth century, particularly the changing gender roles. This study of her shows how she took globally circulating feminist concerns, translated them into her local contexts, and rooted them in Arab-Islamic history through her essays, short stories, and biographies. As an "Arab feminist," being both a feminist and a Muslima went together well for her. By navigating between liberal, socialist, nationalist, and Islamist peer groups, she simultaneously negotiated her own multiple forms of belonging. Taking her life as an example of a transnational biography, this study further argues that it would be unsatisfactory to reduce her complex affiliations and trajectory, spanning Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt, to a mere Islamic, secular or Syrian identity. Rather, she was concerned with balancing and reconciling supposed opposites, such as East and West, reason and spirituality, men and women.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Literatur; 20. Jahrhundert; historische Entwicklung; Transformation; Geschlechtsrolle; Islam; Feminismus; Biographie; arabische Länder
Klassifikation
Sozialgeschichte, historische Sozialforschung
Frauen- und Geschlechterforschung
Philosophie, Theologie
Publikationsjahr
2022
Verlag
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Erscheinungsort
Göttingen
Seitenangabe
332 S.
Schriftenreihe
Veröffentlichungen des Instituts für Europäische Geschichte Mainz, 255
DOI
https://doi.org/10.13109/9783666573347
ISSN
2197-1048
ISBN
978-3-666-57334-7
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)
Lizenz
Creative Commons - Namensnennung, Nicht kommerz., Keine Bearbeitung 4.0
FörderungDie Publikation wurde durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds für Monografien der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft gefördert.