Women in Sufism: female religiosities in a transnational order
"The book is a comparative study of the Būdshīshiyya Order in Morocco and Western Europe. It examines the embodied expressions of Sufism by looking at the ways in which religious discourses are bodily endorsed, by exploring the religious body in movement, in performance and in relation to the s...
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Format: | Print Book |
Language: | English |
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London and New York
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
[2015]
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Routledge Sufi series (14)
Year: 2015 |
Series/Journal: | Routledge Sufi series
14 |
Further subjects: | B
Religion
Islam
Sufi
B Sufism History Morocco B Qādirīyah B Morocco B Qādirīyah Morocco B Women sufis Morocco B Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya B Social Science Regional Studies B Woman B Sufism Doctrines B Sufism |
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Summary: | "The book is a comparative study of the Būdshīshiyya Order in Morocco and Western Europe. It examines the embodied expressions of Sufism by looking at the ways in which religious discourses are bodily endorsed, by exploring the religious body in movement, in performance and in relation to the social order"-- "Exploring the diverse myriad of female religious identities that exist within the various branches of the Moroccan Sufi Order, Qariyya B |
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Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
ISBN: | 0415741734 |