Islam and gender in colonial northeast Africa : Sittī 'Alawiyya, the uncrowned queen / by Silvia Bruzzi.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bruzzi, Silvia, author.

Series:

Islam in Africa ; v. 21.

Islam in Africa ; volume 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

al-Mīrghanī, 'Alawiyya, 1892-1940.

al-Mīrghanī, 'Alawiyya.

Sufism--Africa, Northeast--History--20th century.

Sufism.

Islam--Africa, Northeast--History--20th century.

Islam.

Women sufis--Africa, Northeast--History--20th century.

Women sufis.

Women in Islam--Africa, Northeast--History--20th century.

Women in Islam.

History.

Northeast Africa.

Physical Description:

252 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Brill, 2018.

Summary:

In 'Islam and gender in Colonial Northeast Africa', Silvia Bruzzi provides an account of Islamic movements and gender dynamics in the context of colonial rule in Northeast Africa. The thread that runs through the book is the life and times of Sitti 'Alawiyya al-Mirghani (1892-1940), a representative of a well-established transnational Sufi order in the Red Sea region. Silvia Bruzzi gives us not only a social history of the colonial encounter in the Eritrean colony, but also a wider historical account of supra-regional dynamics across the Red Sea, the Ethiopian hinterland, and the Mediterranean region, using a wide range of fragmentary historical materials to make an important contribution towards filling the gap that currently exists in women's and gender history in Muslim societies.

Contents:

Islamic renewal movements, colonial occupation, and the 'atmiyya in the Red Sea region

Sufis at the crossroads : regional conflicts and colonial penetration

Sufis, gender and leadership

Fragmented, (in)visible and (un)told stories

Sufi women's "fantasy", performances and fashion

Growing visibility in the political arena

Marvels, charisma and modernity

Military bodies : askaris, officials and "the female warrior"

A feminine icon of Muslim 'emancipation' for the conquest of Ethiopia (1936-1941)

Conclusion: Sufi memories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Bruzzi, Silvia. Islam and gender in colonial northeast Africa.

ISBN:

9789004348004

900434800X

OCLC:

1001902096