The birth of a celestial light : a feminist evaluation of an Iranian spiritual movement - inter-universal mysticism / by Tina Eftekhar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Eftekhar, Tina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Religious life--Iran.

Women.

Mysticism--Iran.

Mysticism.

Feminism--Religious aspects.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (204 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

It is interesting that women who campaign for women's rights and interests in Iran have not considered engaging with women who are neither conventional Muslims nor strongly secular, but instead explore other aspects of religion and spirituality. The women examined in this study identify themselves as believers in God, but have different views of religion; some wish to be called religious but do not follow the official Islamic Shia and have their own interpretation of what it means to be a goo.

Contents:

Intro

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

INTRODUCTION

SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTERS

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

APPENDIX I

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

BIBLIOGRAPHY.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 18, 2015).

ISBN:

1-4438-7406-X

OCLC:

901286689