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.
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The book is a rare treat. Well researched and well written, it approaches the issue of Islamic biography from a fresh and engaging perspective.... An exciting contribution to the developing body of literature identified under the general but changing rubric of feminist.
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D. A. Spellberg is associate professor of history and Middle Eastern studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
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In my experience, this is one of the few good books on the market that thouroughly examines the place that women held during the tenure of the Prophet and dispels the belief that women in Islam are merely second class citizens, as evidenced by the importance of Aisha in both political and cultural terms.
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A life and a legacy are not always the same. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
isha herself, historical persona, communal record, communal debate, first civil war, early hadith, earliest written sources, hadith collections, political persona, fourth caliph, perfect women, divine vindication, religious prestige, earliest biography, first caliph, communal memory, female ideals, favorite wife, third caliph, male honor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Bakr, Prophet Muhammad, Battle of the Camel, Sunni Muslims, Umm Salama, Shi'i Muslims, Ibn Hisham, Abi Bakr, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Sa'd, Abu Musa, Ibn Shahrashub, Ottoman Turkish, Qur'anic Maryam, Banu Mustaliq, Ibn Hanbal, Anas ibn Malik, Hasan ibn Thabit, Ibn Batta, Ibn Qutayba, Maryam the Copt, Sunni Islamic, Sunni Ottoman, Ibn Taymiyya, Siyer-i Nebi New!
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isha herself, historical persona, communal record, communal debate, first civil war, early hadith, earliest written sources, hadith collections, political persona, fourth caliph, perfect women, divine vindication, religious prestige, earliest biography, first caliph, communal memory, female ideals, favorite wife, third caliph, male honor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Bakr, Prophet Muhammad, Battle of the Camel, Sunni Muslims, Umm Salama, Shi'i Muslims, Ibn Hisham, Abi Bakr, Ali ibn Abi Talib, Ibn Sa'd, Abu Musa, Ibn Shahrashub, Ottoman Turkish, Qur'anic Maryam, Banu Mustaliq, Ibn Hanbal, Anas ibn Malik, Hasan ibn Thabit, Ibn Batta, Ibn Qutayba, Maryam the Copt, Sunni Islamic, Sunni Ottoman, Ibn Taymiyya, Siyer-i Nebi New!
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