Women and the Fatimids in the world of Islam / Delia Cortese and Simonetta Calderini.

This first full-length study of women and the Fatimids is a groundbreaking work investigating an unexplored area in the field of Islamic and medieval studies. The authors have unearthed a wealth of references to women, thus re-inscribing their role in the history of one of the most fascinating Islam...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author:	Cortese, Delia
Other Authors:	Calderini, Simonetta
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2006.
Subjects:	Fatimites > History > To 1500. Muslim women > History. Muslim women > Social conditions. Muslim women > Social life and customs. Africa, North > Social life and customs. Egypt > Social life and customs. Fatimites Manners and customs Muslim women Muslim women > Social conditions Muslim women > Social life and customs North Africa Egypt To 1500 History