Wrapping authority: women Islamic leaders in a Sufi movement in Dakar, Senegal
Addressing the dominant perceptions of Islam as a conservative practise, with stringent regulations for women in particular, Joseph Hill reveals how Sufi women integrate values typically associated with pious Muslim women into their leadership
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto ;
University of Toronto Press
2018
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| In: | Year: 2018 |
| Series/Journal: | Anthropological Horizons
Anthropological Horizons Ser. |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Senegal
/ Dakar
/ Sufism
/ Woman religious leader
/ Islam
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| Further subjects: | B
Gender-specific role
B Leadership B Muslim women ; Senegal ; Dakar B Religion B Teaching B Muslim women-Senegal-Dakar B Islam B Sufism ; Senegal ; Dakar B Senegal B Example B Sufism-Senegal-Dakar B Electronic books B Woman B Sufism |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
Print version: Hill, Joseph: Wrapping Authority : Women Islamic Leaders in a Sufi Movement in Dakar, Senegal. - Toronto : University of Toronto Press,c2018. - 9781487522445 |
| Summary: | Addressing the dominant perceptions of Islam as a conservative practise, with stringent regulations for women in particular, Joseph Hill reveals how Sufi women integrate values typically associated with pious Muslim women into their leadership Cover -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Transliteration Note -- Glossary -- Introduction -- 1 An Emerging Urban Youth Movement -- 2 The New Muqaddamas -- 3 Wrapping -- 4 Motherhood Metamorphosis Metaphors -- 5 Cooking Up Spiritual Leadership -- 6 "They Say a Woman's Voice Is ʿAwra" -- 7 The Ascetic and the Mother of the Knowers -- Epilogue: Islam as a Numinous, Performative Tradition -- Notes -- References -- Index |
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| Item Description: | Description based on print version record |
| ISBN: | 1487517017 |