Sufi Women, Embodiment, and the ‘Self’: Gender in Islamic Ritual
Author:   Jamila Rodrigues
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780367374006


Pages:   170
Publication Date:   30 December 2022
Format:   Hardback
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Sufi Women, Embodiment, and the ‘Self’: Gender in Islamic Ritual


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Author:   Jamila Rodrigues
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.349kg
ISBN:  

9780367374006


ISBN 10:   0367374005
Pages:   170
Publication Date:   30 December 2022
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction 1 The Salikun journey begins 2 From theory to practice 3 The inner Islam: an overview of Sufism and Sufi notions of the body 4 Dancing with God: hadra as sacred dance and cultural embodiment 5 'De-code' hadra: body movement analysis of the ritual practice 6 Symbolic embodied practice: the Sufi 'mystical body' and women's religious identity 7 Let the bird fly' ... somatic practice and hadra performance, the embodied experience 8 The salikun journey ends

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Jamila Rodrigues is a dance anthropologist currently working in Japan. She was awarded a JSPS (Japan Society for the Promotion of Science) fellowship to conduct research on Japanese women and well-being during times of crisis hosted by the International Research Centre in Kyoto (Nichibunken).

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