My Soul is a Woman: The Feminine in Islam - Brossura

Schimmel, Annemarie

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ISBN 10: 0826414443 ISBN 13: 9780826414441

Casa editrice: Continuum, 2003

Riassunto

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 meni nthe 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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Annemarie Schimmel was for many years a Professor of Indo-Muslim Culture at Harvard University and before that Professor of Islamic Studies at Ankara and Bonn. In 1995, she was the recipient of the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade.

Product Description:

Book by Schimmel Annemarie

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Continuum
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0826414443
• ISBN 13: 9780826414441
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 192