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Medicines of the Soul: Female Bodies and Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam

By Fedwa Malti-Douglas

Book information

Year
2001
ISBN
9780520215931, 9780585389585, 0520215931, 0520222849, 9780520222847
Open Library ID
OL7710861M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
5 MB (4894683 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
245\248
Topic
Art Graphic Arts
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation. As interpreted by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the autobiographies provide a powerful, groundbreaking portrayal of gender, religion, and discourses of the body in Arabo-Islamic culture. At the center of each story is a lively female Islamic spirituality that questions secular hierarchies while reaffirming patriarchal ones.

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