The book and the roses: Sufi women, visibility, and Zikir in contemporary Istanbul

The Book and the Roses presents a study of how Sufi women in contemporary Istanbul practice the repetitive zikir prayer and how they seek legitimacy for their activities. The study is based on fieldwork in the 1990s and is focused on one of the many small groups that lately have seen the light of da...

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Main Author: Raudvere, Catharina 1960- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Istanbul Swedish Research Institute [2002]
Series:Transactions / Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul vol. 12
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis
Summary:The Book and the Roses presents a study of how Sufi women in contemporary Istanbul practice the repetitive zikir prayer and how they seek legitimacy for their activities. The study is based on fieldwork in the 1990s and is focused on one of the many small groups that lately have seen the light of day within the Turkish Muslim movement.
Item Description:Literaturverzeichnis Seite 237-[248]
Physical Description:247 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:9186884115

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