Muslim Women in Austria and Germany Doing and Undoing Gender

Download or read book Muslim Women in Austria and Germany Doing and Undoing Gender written by Constanze Volkmann and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-01 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Constanze Volkmann develops an innovative new gender theory labeled doing and undoing gender. Based on empirical findings she examines the highly debated intersection of gender and Islam. The analysis of interviews with various Muslim women unravels the many different ways in which gender is done and undone. Especially with regard to potential gender hierarchies, the results reveal that the category ‘gender’ is irrelevant to many Muslim women and is even used as a means to foster their status and power as women. This book makes a substantial contribution to a differentiated social debate at eye level with Muslim women.