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Encyclopedia of Women in World Religions: Faith and Culture across History [2 volumes]

This reference offers reliable knowledge about women's diverse faith practices throughout history and prehistory, and across cultures. • Offers nearly 300 reference articles by international scholars of religion, women, and history • Provides an overview of the religious experiences of women across time, faiths, and cultures • Devotes sections to particular religious traditions to provide information about the role of women and the feminine devine within those faiths • Presents reference information about the experiences of women within religions • Directs the user to additional resources via suggestions for further reading and an end-of-work bibliography

As education became institutionalized in the Muslim world, women played important roles in the libraries and universities that sprung up in cultural centers from Cordoba to Baghdad. In 859 CE, Fatima Al Fihri established Al Qarawiyyin, ...