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Nawab Faizunnesa's Rupjalal

Nawab Faizunnesa's Rupjalal

Paperback

IslamGeneral Gender StudiesWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 9004167803
ISBN13: 9789004167803
Publisher: Brill
Published: Oct 29 2008
Pages: 228
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Nawab Faizunnesa (1834-1903) challenged established notions regarding women's position in a Muslim society in colonial Bengal. Her RupJalal was the first literary text written by a Bengali Muslim woman. The translated text is placed in the historical context of colonialism and the nationalist movement of colonial Bengal. An analysis of the text is also included in order to invite readers to explore the woman question in context of Islam and/in imperial society. With the translated text, along with a critical overview and textual analysis, this book traces in Faizunnesa's life and works the emergence of a self-conscious female voice by addressing the issues of social, political, and economic marginality of women in an Islamic, nationalist, and imperialist culture of colonial Bengal.

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