Sufi women, embodiment, and the 'self': gender in Islamic ritual

"This book is an ethnographic case study of Sufi ritual practice and embodied experience amongst female members of the Naqshbandi community. Drawing on fieldwork in Cape Town, South Africa, and Lefke, Cyprus (2013/2014), the author examines women's experiences within a particular performan...

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Main Author: Rodrigues, Jamila (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: London New York, NY Routledge, Taylor & Francis 2023
In:Year: 2023
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Sufism / Muslim woman / Ritual / Religious experience / Bodiliness
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
Further subjects:B Women sufis
B Sufism Rituals
B Women in Islam
B Muslim Women Religious life
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Parallel Edition:Erscheint auch als: Rodrigues, Jamila: Sufi women, embodiment, and the 'self'. - Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2023. - 9780429353574