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...

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Subtitles:"Special Issue: 'Physiology is Theology': Gendered Bodies in Sufi and Islamic Constructions of the Self"
Main Author: Deighton-Mohammed, Rose (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publishing 2022
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
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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