Sufi Feminism: Women Leaders in African Sufi Movements
Men founded and have ruled over Sufi orders since their inception, and thus the position of Khalifa or shaykh has been traditionally held by men. However, this study argues that in some Islamic mystical traditions women have assumed a senior leadership role with all the power that such a prominent p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2023
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2023, Volume: 53, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 353-382 |
| Further subjects: | B
Mouridiyya
B Tijaniyya B Khatmiyya B female saints B Qadiriyya B Sufi feminism B Sufism |
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