Books in the Routledge Handbooks in Religion series

Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims, which often centre on gendered concerns, this book is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject. It is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, Islamic studies and gender studies.

The Routledge Handbook of Mormonism and Gender is an outstanding reference source to this engaging and controversial subject area. Since its founding in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has engaged gender in surprising ways.

The relationships between religion, spirituality, health, biomedical institutions, complementary and alternative healing systems are widely discussed today. This book is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, problems and debates in this exciting subject and is the first collection of its kind.

This book is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, challenges, past and present global issues, and debates in this exciting subject. The first collection of its kind, this volume comprises over 25 chapters by a team of international contributors.

Like an ecosystem, cities develop, change, thrive and adapt through the interaction of myriad components. Religion is one of those living parts, shaping and being shaped by urban contexts. This volume is an outstanding interdisciplinary reference source to the key topics, problems and methodologies in this cutting-edge subject.

This substantially revised second edition of The Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religion remains the only comprehensive survey in English of methods and methodology in the discipline.

An outstanding reference source for the key topics, problems and debates in this crucial field and the first collection of its kind. Essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, comparative religion, new religious movements and religion and politics and related disciplines.

Given the intense political scrutiny of Islam and Muslims, which often centres on gendered concerns, The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender is an outstanding reference source to key topics, problems, and debates in this exciting subject. Comprising over 30 chapters by a team of international contributors the Handbook is divided into seven parts:Foundational texts in historical and contemporary contextsSex, sexuality, and gender differenceGendered piety and authorityPolitical and religious displacementsNegotiating law, ethics, and normativityVulnerability, care, and violence in Muslim familiesRepresentation, commodification, and popular cultureThese sections examine key debates and problems, including: feminist and queer approaches to the Qur'an, hadith, Islamic law, and ethics, Sufism, devotional practice, pilgrimage, charity, female religious authority, global politics of feminism, material and consumer culture, masculinity, fertility and the family, sexuality, sexual rights, domestic violence, marriage practices, and gendered representations of Muslims in film and media.The Routledge Handbook of Islam and Gender is essential reading for students and researchers in religious studies, Islamic studies, and gender studies. The Handbook will also be very useful for those in related fields, such as cultural studies, area studies, sociology, anthropology, and history.

This book is an outstanding reference source to the key topics, challenges, past and present global issues, and debates in this exciting subject. The first collection of its kind, this volume comprises over 25 chapters by a team of international contributors.