TY - BOOK ID - 77937434 TI - Women, leadership and mosques : changes in contemporary Islamic authority AU - Bano, Masooda AU - Kalmbach, Hilary. PY - 2012 VL - 11 SN - 15707628 SN - 128335666X 9786613356666 9004209360 9781283356664 9789004209367 9789004211469 9004211462 6613356662 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Muslim women KW - Sex role KW - Islamic women KW - Women, Muslim KW - Women KW - Conduct of life. KW - Religious life. KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam. KW - Conduct of life KW - Religious life KW - Islam KW - Muslim women - 21st century KW - Muslim women - Conduct of life KW - Muslim women - Religious life KW - Sex role - Religious aspects - Islam KW - Muslimahs UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77937434 AB - The acceptance of female leadership in mosques and madrassas is a significant change from much historical practice, signalling the mainstream acceptance of some form of female Islamic authority in many places. This volume investigates the diverse range of female religious leadership present in contemporary Muslim communities in South, East and Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America, with chapters discussing its emergence, the limitations placed upon it, and its wider impact, as well as the physical and virtual spaces used by women to establish and consolidate their authority. It will be invaluable as a reference text, as it is the first to bring together analysis of female Islamic leadership in geographically and ideologically-diverse Muslim communities worldwide. ER -