Thesis
Female religious authority in Muslim societies: the case of the Dāʿiyāt in Jeddah
- Abstract:
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The purpose of this dissertation was to explore how uninstitutionalised female preachers, or dāʿiyāt, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia construct authority in a context in which male ulama dominate the production of religious knowledge and represent the apex of the religious and social hierarchy. The study was broad, descriptive, and explanatory and drew primarily on the framework known as ‘accountable ethnography’. Data collection occurred between June and December 2009 and consisted of ob...
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Authors
Contributors
+ Talib, M
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
+ Michael, W
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Oriental Studies Faculty
Role:
Supervisor
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2012
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:8538
- Deposit date:
- 2014-06-06
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Reem M. Al-Saud
- Copyright date:
- 2013
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