Women mystics and sufi shrines in India /
Insightful field research into the complexity of women's roles in a subset of Islamic culture
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Columbia :
University of South Carolina Press,
©2010
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| Series: | Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction: women's activities and Sufi shrines: some perspectives
- Perceptions of "women's religion" in colonial India
- Piri-muridi
- Singing and reciting
- The work of petitioning
- Conclusion: reconsidering women's experiences at the intersection of discourse and practice