RT Book
T1 Sufi women and mystics: models of sanctity, erudition, and political leadership
T2 Routledge sufi series
A1 Dallh, Minlib 1968-
LA English
PP London New York
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2024
ED First edition
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1870757122
AB "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"--
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BP189.4
SN 9781003366720
K1 Women sufis
K1 Muslim Women
K1 RELIGION / Islam / Sufism
K1 Religion / Islam / General
K1 SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies
DO 10.4324/9781003366720