Sufi women and mystics: models of sanctity, erudition, and political leadership

"This book focuses on women's important contribution to Sufism by analysing the lives and seminal contributions of six mystic Sufi women to Islamic spirituality. To help reverse the sidelining of Sufi women in the recorded academic literature, the author has selected a representative sampl...

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主要作者: Dallh, Minlib 1968- (Author)
格式: Print 圖書
語言:English
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出版: London New York Routledge 2024
In: Routledge Sufi series (32)
Year: 2024
叢編:Routledge Sufi series 32
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B 女穆斯林 / Sufi / 女神秘主義者 / 歷史 800-1865
IxTheo Classification:AG Religious life; material religion
BJ Islam
TA History
Further subjects:B Women sufis
B Muslim Women
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Erscheint auch als: Dallh, Minlib: Sufi women and mystics. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2024. - 9781003366720
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總結:"This book focuses on women's important contribution to Sufism by analysing the lives and seminal contributions of six mystic Sufi women to Islamic spirituality. To help reverse the sidelining of Sufi women in the recorded academic literature, the author has selected a representative sample of figures from diverse Islamic dynasties with varying backgrounds, social status, and devotional contributions. Taking a historical approach attentive to specific political contexts, readers will be introduced to the contributions of Umm Ali al-Balkhi and Fātima of Nishāpūr in the ninth-century Khurāsān, Aisha al-Mannūbiyya of the Hafsid dynasty in Afriqya, Aisha al-Bā'únīyya of the Mamlūk dynasties of Egypt and Syria, the Mughal princess Jahan Ara Begum, and the daughter of the Caliph of Sokoto, Nana Asma'u. It is argued that these ascetic and Sufi women were recognized by their male and female peers, became political leaders in their communities, and were honored as examples of sanctity and erudition. Their works influenced mystical discourse, hagiographical writings, religious language and models of religious authority to secure legacies of Islamic orthopraxis. The book will appeal to anyone interested in Sufism and Sufi history, as well as to those wishing to delve into the understudied topic of Muslim women's spirituality"--
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:1032433078