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

Type

Book

Authors

Fedwa Malti-Douglas

ISBN 10

0520222849

ISBN 13

9780520222847

Tags

Literature & Fiction, Women in Islam, Women's Studies, Islam, Gender Studies

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. - from Amzon

Number of Copies