Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-228) and index.
Introduction: women's activities and Sufi shrines: some perspectives -- Perceptions of "women's religion" in colonial India -- Piri-muridi -- Singing and reciting -- The work of petitioning -- Conclusion: reconsidering women's experiences at the intersection of discourse and practice.
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Insightful field research into the complexity of women's roles in a subset of Islamic culture.
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Sufism--Rituals.--India Sufism--Customs and practices.--India Women mystics--India. Women in Islam--India. RELIGION--Islam--Sufi. Sufism--Customs and practices. Sufism--Rituals. Women in Islam. Women mystics. Frau--Sufismus--Indien--Geschichte. Sufismus--Frau--Indien--Geschichte. Heiligenverehrung--Islam--Indien--Geschichte. Islam--Heiligenverehrung--Indien--Geschichte. Sufismus. Ritus. Muslimin. RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice