Creative conformity the feminist politics of U.S. Catholic and Iranian Shi'i women / [electronic resource] :
Elizabeth M. Bucar.
- Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press, c2011.
- 1 online resource (xxv, 201 p.)
- Moral traditions series .
- Moral traditions series. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgments -- Note on transcriptions -- Prologue -- Introduction: Creative conformity, clerical guidance, and a rhetorical turn -- 1. What's a good woman to do? Recasting the symbolics of moral exemplars -- 2. Surprises from the laps of mothers: leveraging the gaps in procreative virtues -- 3. Scripture, sacred law, and hermeneutics: exploring gendered meanings in textual records -- 4. Performance beyond the pulpit: presenting disorderly bodies in public spaces -- 5. Republication of moral discourse: compromise and censorship as political freedom -- Conclusion -- Epilogue: Revisiting Shahla Habibi.
Feminism--Political aspects--United States. Feminism--Political aspects--Iran. Women--Political activity--United States. Women--Political activity--Iran. Catholic women--United States. Muslim women--Iran. Shiites--Political activity--Iran. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies