Globalization, Gender, and Religion: The Politics of Women's Rights in Catholic and Muslim Contexts

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Overview

In the early 1970s, accompanying the current wave of globalization, conservative nationalist religious movements began using religion to oppose non-democratic and often Western oriented regimes. Reasserting patriarchal gender relations presumably authorized by religion has been central to these movements. At the Fourth United Nations Congress on Women in Beijing in 1995, Muslim and Catholic delegations from diverse countries united to oppose provisions on sexuality, reproductive rights, women s health, and women s rights as human rights. Scholars from eight different Muslim and Catholic communities analyze the political strategies that women are employing in these contexts ranging from acceptance of traditional doctrines to various forms of resistance, religious reinterpretation, innovation, and political action toward change and equal rights.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780312293697
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	11/16/2001
Edition description:	1st ed. 2090
Pages:	280
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jane Bayes is Professor of Political Science, California State University, Northridge. She teaches in the areas of women and politics and political economy.

Nayereh Tohidi is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies, California State University, Northridge. She teaches in the area of sociology of gender and social change in Muslim societies.

Table of Contents

Introduction
• United Nations Agenda Setting for Women and Human Rights in the Context of Late Twentieth Century Globalization—Jane H. Bayes & Nayereh Tohidi
• The Catholic World: Case Studies
• The Catholic World: An Overview—Jane H. Bayes, Laura Guzman-Stein, & Susan Marie Maloney
• United States Catholic Women and the Politics of Women’s Rights—Susan Marie Maloney
• The Politics of Women’s Rights in Ireland—Yvonne Galligan & Nuala Ryan* The Politics of Women’s Rights in Spain—Celia Valiente
• The Politics of Women’s Rights in Central America—Laura Guzman-Stein
• The Muslim World
• The Muslim World: An Overview—Nayereh Tohidi
• The Politics of Women’s Rights in Turkey—Ayse Ayata
• The Politics of Women’s Rights in Iran—Merhanguiz Kar, Shireen Ebadi, Shahla Sherkat, & Nayereh Tohidi
• The Politics of Women’s Rights in Bangladesh—Najma Chowdury
• The Politics of Women’s Rights in Egypt—Heba Rauf Ezzat
• Conclusion—Nayereh Tohidi & Jane H. Bayes

Editorial Reviews

Professors Bayes and Tohidi have brilliantly analyzed the new and important phenomenon of international cooperation between conservative Muslims and Catholics on questions relating to women and gender. They have edited a highly useful and informative collection of articles on Catholic and Muslim women in many parts of the world today.” —Nikki Keddie, UCLA

“This is a 'must' book for those who wish to understand how gender and religion configure the global conflict of cultures today.” —Radford Ruether, Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California

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