Medicines of the Soul
Medicines of the Soul
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- Barcode: 9780520222847
- Genre: Literary Criticism
- Imprint Family: University of California Press
- Publisher: University of California Press
- Subgenre: Philosophy & Spirituality

Medicines of the Soul
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Female Bodies and Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam
These autobiographic writings of three leading women in the Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation. As interpreted by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the autobiographies provide a powerful portrayal of gender, religion, and discourses of the body in Arabo-Islamic culture.
In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation. As interpreted by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the autobiographies provide a powerful, groundbreaking portrayal of gender, religion, and discourses of the body in Arabo-Islamic culture. At the center of each story is a lively female Islamic spirituality that questions secular hierarchies while reaffirming patriarchal ones.
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