{"product_id":"the-crisis-of-islamic-masculinities-9781780936161","title":"The Crisis of Islamic Masculinities","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Amanullah De Sondy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Islam - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRigid notions of masculinity are causing crisis in the global Islamic community. These are articulated from the Qur'an, its commentary, historical precedents and societal, religious and familial obligations. Some Muslims who don't agree with narrow constructs of manliness feel forced to consider themselves secular and therefore outside the religious community. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn order to evaluate whether there really is only one valid, ideal Islamic masculinity, \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Islamic Masculinities\u003c\/i\u003e explores key figures of the Qur'an and Indian-Pakistani Islamic history, and exposes the precariousness of tight constraints on Islamic manhood. By examining Qur'anic arguments and the strict social responsibilities advocated along with narrow Islamic masculinities, Amanullah De Sondy shows that God and women (to whom Muslim men relate but are different from) often act as foils for the construction of masculinity. He argues the constrainers of masculinity have used God and women to think with and to dominate through and that rigid gender roles are the product of a misguided enterprise: the highly personal relationship between humans and God does not lend itself to the organization of society, because that relationship cannot be typified and replicated. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscussions and debates surrounding Islamic masculinities are quickly finding their place in the study of Islam and Muslims, and \u003ci\u003eThe Crisis of Islamic Masculinities\u003c\/i\u003e makes a vital contribution to this emerging field.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45086950293655,"sku":"9781780936161","price":17748.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781780936161.webp?v=1767143016","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-crisis-of-islamic-masculinities-9781780936161","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}