Premium Content The Simultaneous Proliferation and Subversion of Patriarchy in the Qur'an
By Jessica Hindman - February 27, 2002
The Qur'an1 is reflective of and conducive to the patriarchal social system in which it evolved. Many verses of the text attempt to structure and reaffirm patriarchal order and to reduce any threat to the patriarchal system. While the Qur'an is a text meant for all Muslims regardless of gender to abide by, it is evident that many if not most of the…
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