Mahmood, Saba, 1962-

Politics of piety : the Islamic revival and the feminist subject / Saba Mahmood. - Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2005. - xvi, 233 p. ; 24 cm.

Based on the author's thesis (Stanford University, 1998).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-223) and index.

The subject of freedom -- Topography of the piety movement -- Pedagogies of persuasion -- Positive ethics and ritual conventions -- Agency, gender, and embodiment -- Epilogue -- Glossary of commonly used Arabic terms.

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Feminism--Islamic countries.
Muslim women--Religious life--Egypt--Cairo--Case studies.
Islamic renewal--Egypt--Cairo--Case studies.
Feminism--Religious aspects--Islam.
Women in Islam.
Gender identity--Islamic countries.

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