Medicines of the Soul
Female Bodies and Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University of California Press
Published:6th Mar '01
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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.
ISBN: 9780520222847
Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 15mm
Weight: 363g
245 pages