Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index

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1. Record Number: 5342
Author(s): Walker, Ashley Manjarrez and Michael A. Sells
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Title : The Wiles of Women and Performative Intertextuality: A'isha, the Hadith of the Slander, and the Sura of Yusuf [the authors argue that A'isha (at least the figure and narrator in the hadith, if not the historical figure) shows a rare political sense as well as a fine theological understanding when she praises Allah alone, not her husband the prophet, for her deliverance from the accusations of slanderers].

Source: Journal of Arabic Literature , 30., ( 1999): Pages 55 - 77.
Year of Publication: 1999.

2. Record Number: 2030
Author(s): Berkey, Jonathan P.
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Title : Circumcision Circumscribed: Female Excision and Cultural Accommodation in the Medieval Near East

Source: International Journal of Middle East Studies (Full Text via JSTOR) 28, 1 (February 1996): 19-38. Link Info
Year of Publication: 1996.

3. Record Number: 2032
Author(s): Spellberg, D.A.
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Title : Writing the Unwritten Life of the Islamic Eve: Menstruation and the Demonization of Motherhood

Source: International Journal of Middle East Studies (Full Text via JSTOR) 28, 3 (August 1996): 305-324. Link Info
Year of Publication: 1996.

4. Record Number: 10293
Author(s): Leland, Blake.
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Title : The Mothers of the Believers in the Hadith [The article discusses the medieval Hadith on the Prophet's wives within the context of historical responses to it. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: Muslim World , 82., 40180 (January-April 1992): Pages 1 - 36.
Year of Publication: 1992.

5. Record Number: 12731
Author(s): Giladi, Avner.
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Title : Some Observations on Infanticide in Medieval Muslim Society [Infanticide was a recognized practice in Arabia before the emergence of Islam, and although Muhammed denounced the practice in the Qu'ran, evidence from Qu'anic commentaries and hadith literature indicate that it persisted (even in post-Islamic Arabia) as a family planning strategy. For instance, a family under extreme economic pressure might allow an infant (especially a girl) to die soon after birth. Although Arab polytheists may have willingly sacrificed children (especially males, who were deemed most precious), Muslims viewed boys and girls as equals and on the whole rejected infanticide. Title note supplied by Feminae.].

Source: International Journal of Middle East Studies , 22., 2 (May 1990): Pages 185 - 200.
Year of Publication: 1990.