Women mystics and sufi shrines in India [[electronic resource] /] / Kelly Pemberton
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| Autore: |
Pemberton Kelly
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| Titolo: |
Women mystics and sufi shrines in India [[electronic resource] /] / Kelly Pemberton
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| Pubblicazione: | Columbia, : University of South Carolina Press, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (264 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 297.4/460820954 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sufism - India - Rituals |
| Sufism - India - Customs and practices | |
| Women mystics - India | |
| Women in Islam - India | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-228) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction: Women's Activities and Sufi Shrines-Some Perspectives -- 1. Perceptions of "Women's Religion" in Colonial India -- 2. Piri-Muridi -- 3. Singing and Reciting -- 4. The Work of Petitioning -- Conclusion: Reconsidering Women's Experiences at the Intersection of Discourse and Practice -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | These women are often perceived as being exceptionally close to God yet are compelled to operate outside the public sphere of major shrines. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Women mystics and sufi shrines in India |
| ISBN: | 1-61117-232-2 |
| 1-299-19252-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808685703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)