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Was Imam ‘Ali a Misogynist? Was Imam ‘Ali a Misogynist? The Portrayal of Women in Nahj al-Balaghah and Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays

Author: Amina Inloes
Publisher: www.al-islam.org
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• Abstract
• Introduction
• Notes
• A Brief History of Nahj al-Balaghah
• Notes
• Women are Deficient in Intellect
• The Aristotelian connection
• Aristotle, Nahj al-Balaghah, and contemporary Shi’i ideologies of gender
• Textual analysis continued: menstruation and evil
• Should the sermon on women’s ‘deficiencies’ really be looked at as three separate passages?
• Notes
• Women and Beasts
• Notes
• Women in Nahj al-Balaghah: Women’s Seclusion
• Notes
• The Portrayal of Women in Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays
• A brief introduction to Kitab Sulaym ibn Qays
• Notes
• Conclusion