Sufi women of South Asia: veiled friends of God
In Sufi Women of South Asia. Veiled Friends of God , the first biographical compendium of hundred and forty-one women, from the eleventh to the twentieth century, Tahera Aftab fills a serious gap in the existing scholarship regarding the historical presence of women in Islam and brings women to the...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
2022
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| In: | Year: 2022 |
| Series/Journal: | Women and gender: The Middle East and the Islamic world
volume 20 Middle East and Islamic studies e-books online Collection 2022 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Asia
/ Sufism
/ Muslim woman
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| Further subjects: | B
Civilization, Modern
B History B Medieval History |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | In Sufi Women of South Asia. Veiled Friends of God , the first biographical compendium of hundred and forty-one women, from the eleventh to the twentieth century, Tahera Aftab fills a serious gap in the existing scholarship regarding the historical presence of women in Islam and brings women to the centre of the expanding literature on Sufism. The book's translated excerpts from the original Farsi and Urdu sources that were never put together create a much-needed English-language source base on Sufism and Muslim women. The book questions the spurious religious and cultural traditions that patronise gender inequalities in Muslim societies and convincingly proves that these pious women were exemplars of Islamic piety who as true spiritual masters avoided its public display |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004467181 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004467187 |