'This is the age of women': Legitimizing Female Authority in Contemporary Turkish Sufism

Although Sufism has generally shown a greater openness to women than other forms of Islam, women in positions of power have been relatively rare in its history. It is often in the informal sphere, where authority is linked to sainthood and charisma, that female leadership has developed. Drawing on t...

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Auteur principal: Neubauer, Anna (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox Publ. [2016]
Dans: Journal for the academic study of religion
Année: 2016, Volume: 29, Numéro: 2, Pages: 150-166
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Türkei / Soufisme / Guide religieuse
RelBib Classification:AD Sociologie des religions
BJ Islam
KBL Proche-Orient et Afrique du Nord
Sujets non-standardisés:B Ethnography
B LEGITIMATION (Sociology)
B Spirituality
B SOCIAL conditions of Muslim women
B Turkey
B contemporary Turkey
B History
B Sufism
B Female spiritual leadership
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