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" My soul is a woman : "
Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
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BL
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1049585
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bc716
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English
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| Uniform Title
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Meine Seele ist eine Frau.English
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Schimmel, Annemarie,1922-2003.
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My soul is a woman : : the feminine in Islam /\ Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
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New York :: Continuum,, 1997.
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1 online resource (192 pages)
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| ISBN
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9781441155375
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: 1441155376
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0826410146
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9780826410146
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0826414443
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9780826414441
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-190) and index.
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| Contents
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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 -- 10. Sassi's Wanderings -- 11. Sohni Mehanwal -- 12. Omar Marui.
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An internationally acclaimed scholar, who has dedicated more than fifty years of her life to understanding the Islamic world. Annemarie Schimmel examines a much-misunderstood feature of Islam: the role of women. Schimmel is critical of those--especially Western feminists--who take Islam to task without taking the time to comprehend the cultures, language, and traditions of the many societies in which Islam is the majority religion. Shattering stereotypes, Schimmel reconstructs an important but little-known chapter of Islamic spirituality. With copius 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 the role of holy mothers and unmarried women as manifestations of God. This work is studded with luminous texts from Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and particularly Indo-Muslim cultures, which reveal how physical love can give expression to the highest forms of mysticism. -- Publisher.
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Women in Islam.
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RELIGION-- Islam-- General.
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Women in Islam.
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Aufsatzsammlung
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Frau.
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Islam
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297/.082
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BP173.4.S36 1997eb
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BE 8620rvk
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