Sufi Women, Embodiment, and the Self - Gender in Islamic Ritual

This book is an ethnographic case study of Sufi ritual practice and embodied experience amongst female members of the Naqshbandi community.

List of contents

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

About the author

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).

Summary

This book is an ethnographic case study of Sufi ritual practice and embodied experience amongst female members of the Naqshbandi community.

Product details

• Authors: Jamila Rodrigues
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2023
• EAN: 9780367374006
• ISBN: 978-0-367-37400-6
• No. of pages: 170
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Dance, Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, Social & cultural anthropology, ethnography, Religion: general, Theatre Studies, Social and cultural anthropology, Gender studies, gender groups, Performance Art, Islamic Life & Practice, Islamic life and practice