A TRANSLATION OF THE BIHISTHTI ZEWAR

FAIN: RL-*0630-78

University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104-6205)
Barbara D. Metcalf (Project Director: November 1977 to October 1990)

To translate the Blhisthti Zewar, an Urdu religious work of the late 19th century, which outlines the proper role of a moral woman in this Muslim society. Encyclopedic in scope, this work will be an important primary source for people interested in Islam, comparative religion, social history or women’s studies.