Author : Annemarie Schimmel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1441155376
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (411 download)
Book Synopsis My Soul Is a Woman by : Annemarie Schimmel
Download or read book My Soul Is a Woman written by Annemarie Schimmel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-02-25 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An internationally acclaimed scholar, who has dedicated more than fifty years of her life to understanding the Islamic world.Annemarie Schimmel examines a much-misunderstood feature of Islam: the role of women. Schimmel is critical of those--especially Western feminists--who take Islam to task without taking the time to comprehend the cultures, language, and traditions of the many societies in which Islam is the majority religion.Shattering stereotypes, Schimmel reconstructs an important but little-known chapter of Islamic spirituality. With copius examples, she shows the clear equality of women and meni nthe conception of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, the feminine language of the mystical tradition, and the role of holy mothers and unmarried women as manifestations of God.This work is studded with luminous texts from Arabic, Turkish, Persian, and particularly Indo-Muslim cultures, which reveal how physical love can give expression to the highest forms of mysticism.