Islam and gender in colonial northeast Africa : Sitti 'Alawiyya, the uncrowned queen /

Islam and gender in colonial northeast Africa : Sitti 'Alawiyya, the uncrowned queen /

In Islam and Gender in Colonial Northeast Africa , Silvia Bruzzi provides an account of Islamic movements and gender dynamics in the context of colonial rule in Northeast Africa. The thread that runs through the book is the life and times of Sittī 'Alawiyya al-Mīrġanī (1892-1940), a representat...

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Main Author: Bruzzi, Silvia.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Islam in Africa 21.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2018, ISBN: 9789004353343.

Subjects:

al-Mīrghanī, 'Alawiyya, > 1892-1940.
Sufism > Africa, Northeast > History > 20th century.
Islam > Africa, Northeast > History > 20th century.
Women sufis > Africa, Northeast > History > 20th century.
Women in Islam > Africa, Northeast > History > 20th century.

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Call Number: BP188.8.A3553

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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Sittī ʿAlawiyya al-Mīrġanī.
  • Copyright page
  • Acknowledgements
  • List of Illustrations
  • Sittī ʿAlawiyya's shrine.
  • A Note on Transliteration and Dates
  • Transliteration List
  • Introduction
  • Islamic Renewal Movements, Colonial Occupation, and the Ḫatmiyya in the Red Sea Region
  • Sufis at the Crossroads: Regional Conflicts and Colonial Penetration
  • Islam, Gender and Leadership
  • Fragmented, (In)Visible and (Un)Told Stories
  • Sufi Women's "Fantasy", Performances and Fashion
  • Growing Visibility in the Political Arena
  • Marvels, Charisma and Modernity
  • Military Bodies: Askaris, Officials and "the Female Warrior"
  • A Female Icon of Muslim "Emancipation" for the Conquest of Ethiopia (1936-1941)
  • Conclusion: Sufi Memories.