Moroccan Female Religious Agents : Old Practices and New Perspectives /

Moroccan Female Religious Agents : Old Practices and New Perspectives /

In Moroccan Female Religious Agents: Old Practices and New Perspectives , Ouguir studies Moroccan female religious agents in particular historical women saints and Sufis, the way they constructed powerful saintly personalities that challenged the dominant conventional norms, and the way they are rec...

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Main Author: Ouguir, Aziza (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2020.

Series: Women and Gender: The Middle East and the Islamic World ; 17.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2020, ISBN: 9789004405868.

Subjects:

Muslim women > Conduct of life.
Sufism.
Women intellectuals.

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Call Number: BP188.8.N62

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction: Theories and Concepts
  • 2. Sufism and Gender
  • 3. Moroccan Female Saints
  • 4. Moroccan Women Venerators' Reception of Historical Women Saints
  • 5. Moroccan Feminist Activists' Reception of Historical Women Saints
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.