SOC 885 Study Guide - Final Guide: Islamic Modernism, Iranian Revolution, Ender Wiggin
20 Apr 2012
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It is widely misunderstood, it is not simply a modern version of islam or a breakaway faction of islam. Sufism = the spiritual, interior or mystical aspect of islam. Chititck argues that sufism ideas are derived from the quran and hadith. Watched film sufi soul; focuses on the music of islam, gives historical and sociological background. It is a form of marriage in which a man had 2 or more wives at the same time. In 1990"s, ender discourses among muslim groups weren"t equal, muslim groups developed conservative understandings of gender, they promoted polygamous marriages. Questions raised for women regarding their careers. Many majority muslim countries retain the traditional sharia which interprets teachings of the quran to permit polygamy with up to 4 wives, as long as it is practiced under specified conditions. It is the politics of sexual differentiation that privileges males by transforming biological sex into sexualized gender that prioritizes the male and makes the women different.
