Reconceiving Muslim Men
Love and Marriage, Family and Care in Precarious Times
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Gender Studies, Sociology
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781785338830 | |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books | Publication: | June 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781785338830 |
| Publisher: | Berghahn Books |
| Publication: | June 18, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Berghahn Books |
| Language: | English |
This volume provides intimate anthropological accounts of Muslim men’s everyday lives in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and diasporic communities in the West. Amid increasing political turmoil and economic precarity, Muslim men around the world are enacting nurturing roles as husbands, sons, fathers, and community members, thereby challenging broader systems of patriarchy and oppression. By focusing on the ways in which Muslim men care for those they love, this volume challenges stereotypes and showcases Muslim men’s humanity.
This volume provides intimate anthropological accounts of Muslim men’s everyday lives in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, and diasporic communities in the West. Amid increasing political turmoil and economic precarity, Muslim men around the world are enacting nurturing roles as husbands, sons, fathers, and community members, thereby challenging broader systems of patriarchy and oppression. By focusing on the ways in which Muslim men care for those they love, this volume challenges stereotypes and showcases Muslim men’s humanity.
