My soul is a woman : the feminine in Islam / Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
My soul is a woman : the feminine in Islam / Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
My soul is a woman : the feminine in Islam / Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
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Publisher
New York : Continuum, 1997.
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Date
1997.
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T0386471
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Language
English
German
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Physical content
192 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
1. Women and the Prophet -- 2. Women in Sufism -- 3. Women in the Quran and in the Tradition -- 4. Woman or "Man of God": The Education of the Soul (nafs) -- 5. The Old Woman -- 6. The Mothers -- 7. Woman as Manifestation of God -- 8. The Brides of God -- 9. Woman-Souls in Indo-Pakistani Poetry -- 1...
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Publisher
New York : Continuum, 1997.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
1997.
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Summary
Shattering stereotypes, Schimmel reconstructs an important but little-known chapter of Islamic spirituality. With copious examples, she shows the clear equality of women and men in the conception of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, the feminine language of the mystical tradition, and in the role of holy mothers and unmarried women as manifestations...
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My soul is a woman : the feminine in Islam / Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-190) and index.
Transferred from N297.082/1.
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T0386471
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ISBN
0826414443 (2003)
9780826410146
0826410146
9780826414441 (pbk.)
0826414443 (pbk.)
9780826414441 (2003)
DDC
297.082
MMS ID
991000330889702626
