1st Edition
Women in Sufism Female Religiosities in a Transnational Order
By Marta Dominguez Diaz
Copyright 2015
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
204 Pages
by
Routledge
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Exploring the diverse myriad of female religious identities that exist within the various branches of the Moroccan Sufi Order, Qādiriyya Būdshīshiyya, today, this book evidences a wide array of religious identities, from those more typical of Berber culture, to those characterised by a ‘sober’ approach to Sufism, as well as those that denote New Age eclecticism. The book researches the ways... Read more
1 Introduction 2 A Historical Overview 3 The Budshishiyya Today 4 The Budshishiyya Online 5 Ziyara 6 Ritual 7 Healing 8 Final Caveats
Biography
Marta Dominguez Diaz is Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies (Anthropology) at the University of StGallen, Switzerland. Her research interests include North-African Sufism, Islam in Europe, Ritual Studies, Religious Healing, Comparative Religion and Muslim-Jewish Relations. She has published a number of articles on Sufism and on ritual studies.
