Reading the self through a hermeneutic of divine immanence: a case study of Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi
Research in the field of Sufism and gender attests to the patriarchal and elite male foundations of the tradition. Scholars highlight how patriarchal renderings of Sufism emphasize divine transcendence and frame Sufi training of the self (nafs) through punitive mechanisms. Through a case study of Sh...
| Subtitles: | "Special Issue: 'Physiology is Theology': Gendered Bodies in Sufi and Islamic Constructions of the Self" |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Equinox Publishing
2022
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| In: |
Body and religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 94-115 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Al-Jerrahi, Fariha 1947-
/ Jerrahi
/ Sufism
/ Gender-specific role
/ Patriarchate
/ Religious pedagogy
/ Immanence
/ Self-knowledge
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
nafs
B Islam B Mysticism B Gender B Embodiment B Body B Sufism B Immanence |
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| Summary: | Research in the field of Sufism and gender attests to the patriarchal and elite male foundations of the tradition. Scholars highlight how patriarchal renderings of Sufism emphasize divine transcendence and frame Sufi training of the self (nafs) through punitive mechanisms. Through a case study of Shaykha Fariha al-Jerrahi, the grand Shaykha (Sufi guide) of the Nur Ashki Jerrahi Sufi community, this article explores approaches to Sufism that resist its patriarchal formulations. Shaykha Fariha's teachings about the self, Sufi training methods, and pedagogical relationships show critical reflection on the effects of patriarchy on individuals with varying social and embodied experiences. She resists patriarchy by engaging in a hermeneutic of divine immanence, a multi-faceted way of interpreting the body and material elements of creation as the divine immanent. This article demonstrates scenarios in which a hermeneutic of divine immanence informs Shaykha Fariha's pedagogy and her approach to training the self through embodied self-exploration. |
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| ISSN: | 2057-5831 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Body and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/bar.22475 |