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BL
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1091940
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bc101251
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English
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| Main Entry
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Shehabuddin, Elora.
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| Title & Author
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Reshaping the holy : : democracy, development, and Muslim women in Bangladesh /\ Elora Shehabuddin.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Columbia University Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xiii, 285 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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9780231512558
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: 0231512554
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0231141564
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0231141572
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9780231141567
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9780231141574
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-270) and index.
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| Contents
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List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Gender, Islam, and Politics in Bangladesh; 2. Gender and Social Reform; 3. ""A Little Money for Tea"": Rural Women's Encounters with the State; 4. Contesting Development: Between Islamist and Secularist Perspectives; 5. Democracy on the Ground; 6. Beyond Muslim Motherhood; Coda; Notes; Works Cited; Index.
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| Abstract
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Through extensive field research, Elora Shehabuddin explores the profound implications of women's political and social mobilization for reshaping Islam. Specifically, she examines the lives of Muslim women in Bangladesh who have become increasingly mobilized by the activities of predominantly secular NGOs, yet who desire to retain, reclaim, and reshape-rather than reject-their faith. In their employment and in their interactions with the legal system, the state, NGOs, and political and religious groups, women are changing state practices, views of women in the public sphere, and the natur.
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Muslim women-- Bangladesh-- Social conditions.
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Muslim women-- Bangladesh-- Social life and customs.
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Women in Islam-- Bangladesh.
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Musulmanes-- Bangladesh-- Conditions sociales.
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Musulmanes-- Bangladesh-- Mœurs et coutumes.
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Femmes dans l'islam-- Bangladesh.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE-- Women's Studies.
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RELIGION-- Islam-- Law.
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Muslim women-- Social conditions.
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Muslim women-- Social life and customs.
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Women in Islam.
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Bangladesh.
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| Dewey Classification
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305.48/697095492
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HQ1170.S464 2008eb
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