Gendering Religion and Politics: Untangling Modernities Book

List of Figures

Introduction Untangling Modernities Hanna Herzog Herzog, Hanna Ann Braude Braude, Ann 1

Pt. I Gender, Religion, and Politics: Contingent Relations

1 Nativism and the Politics of Gender in Catholicism and Islam Jose Casanova Casanova, Jose 21

2 Imagined Communities: State, Religion, and Gender in Jewish Settlements Hanna Herzog Herzog, Hanna 51

3 Contemporary American Catholicism and the Challenge of Gender Equality Mary C. Segers Segers, Mary C. 75

Pt. II Women's Agency Between Religion and State

4 From the Moabite Ruth to Norly the Filipino: Intermarriage and Conversion in the Jewish Nation State Daphna Hacker Hacker, Daphna 101

5 Seeking Recognition: Women's Struggle for Full Citizenship in the Community of Religious Worship Pnina Lahav Lahav, Pnina 125

6 "Subway Women" and the American Near East Relief in Anatolia, 1919-1924 Anat Lapidot-Pirilla Lapidot-Pirilla, Anat 153

7 Global Sisterhood: Transnational Perspectives on Gender and Religion Gertrud Huwelmeier Huwelmeier, Gertrud 173

Pt. III Gender Spaces: Culture, Religion, and Politics

8 Feminism, Democracy, and Empire: Islam and the War on Terror Saba Mahmood Mahmood, Saba 193

9 Patriarchal Ecumenism, Feminism, and Women's Religious Experiences in Costa Rica Elina Vuola Vuola, Elina 217

10 The Boundaries of Liberation, the Chains of Freedom: Urban Women in 1960s Egyptian Popular Cinema Shmulik Bachar Bachar, Shmulik 239

11 Language, Gender, and Power in Morocco Fatima Sadiqi Sadiqi, Fatima 259

Notes on Contributors 277

Name Index 281

Subject Index 285