xiii, 164 pages : 23 cm

Between February 1979 to June 1981, after the Shah had been overthrown, and fundamentalist and non-fundamentalists were struggling for power in Iran, says Kazemzadeh (political science, Utah Valley State College), provides a unique situation in which to study the relationship between Islamic fundamentalism and gender inequality. He writes primarily for undergraduates studying the Middle East, women's studies, and third-world politics. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-164)

Definitions of "causality" and "Islamism" -- Scholarly perspectives on the relationship between Islam and the gender policies of Khomeini -- Fundamentalist policies on gender -- Historical context -- Cultural context -- Political context one : twentieth century political struggles in Iran -- Political context two : a brief history of women's and feminist struggles in Iran -- The gender policies of Khomeini and fundamentalists in Iran -- Dismissal of employed urban women -- Limiting women's access to higher education -- Repression and resistance in post-revolutionary Iran -- General repression -- Repression of high-ranking Shia clerics -- Repression of women -- Theories of gender, and political parties, 1979-1984 -- Anti-feminism -- Liberal feminism -- Traditional marxism/marxist feminism -- Radical feminism -- Socialist feminism -- The Koran and patriarchy -- Females' obedience and inferiority to males -- Polygyny -- Male sexual access to his female slaves -- Divorce -- Inheritance -- Testimony -- Did Islam bring about improvement in the status of women? -- Fundamentalist Puritanism and Islam -- Sexual Puritanism and the Prophet Mohammad -- Sexual Puritanism and Islam -- Sexual Puritanism and historical Shiism -- Are Judaism and Christianity any different? -- Policy implications for those struggling for gender equality -- Ideologies of political parties and politicians in Iran 1979-1984 -- Ideologies of political parties and politicians in Iran 2001

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