Overview

In Moroccan Female Religious Agents: Old Practices and New Perspectives, Ouguir studies Moroccan female religious agents in particular historical women saints and Sufis, the way they constructed powerful saintly personalities that challenged the dominant conventional norms, and the way they are received by venerators and feminist Islamist activists of modern Morocco. Through hagiographic and oral narratives, Ouguir examines the techniques religious women followed to achieve ethical self-formation and strong religious personalities that promoted them to leadership. She also examined the venerators’, murshidᾱt and Islamist feminists’ reception of women saints in their discourses. Ouguir states convincingly that Moroccan religious women agents in both Morocco’s past and present are to be highlighted for broader discourses on Muslim women and feminism.

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Author:   Aziza Ouguir
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   17
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.396kg
ISBN:  

9789004429888

ISBN 10:   9004429883
Pages:   180
Publication Date:   23 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Ix Acknowledgements Notes on Transliteration 1 Introduction: Theories and Concepts 1 A Review 2 Research Design 3 The Conceptual Background 2 Sufism and Gender 1 Moroccan Islam 2 Approaches to Moroccan Islam 3 Sufism in Relation to Gender 4 Women's Mysticism in Islamic History 5 Islamic Hagiography 6 Moroccan Hagiography 7 Diversity, Hierarchy and Authenticity 3 Moroccan Female Saints 1 The Construction of Sainthood 2 Types of Agency 3 Women Saints: 'Aziza 'al-Saksawiyya (14th Century), 'A'isha 'al-'Idrisiya (16th Century) and Fatima Muhduz (19th Century) 4 Moroccan Women Venerators' Reception of Historical Women Saints 1 Devoted Women, Shrines and Saint Veneration 2 Murshidat and Wa'idat as Religious Agents 3 Murshidat's and Wa'izat's Reception of Women Saints 4 Murshidat's and Wa'izat's Attendees 5 Moroccan Feminist Activists' Reception of Historical Women Saints 1 Moroccan Feminism 2 Islamist Feminist Associations 3 Moroccan Feminist Activists' Reception of Women Saints 4 Islamist Feminism Conclusion Bibliography Index

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Aziza Ouguir, Ph.D. (2013, University of Amsterdam), is an independent researcher. She is the author of “The Empowering Legacy of Women Saints: Venerators and Islamist Feminists”, in: F. Sadiqi (ed.), Moroccan Feminisms: New Perspectives (Africa World Press, 2016).

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