Female religiosity in Central Asia : Sufi leaders in the Persianate world / Aziza Shanazarova.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shanazarova, Aziza, author.

Series:

Cambridge studies in Islamic civilization

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women sufis--Asia, Central--Biography.

Women sufis.

Women sufis--Khanate of Bukhara--Biography.

Women--Religious activity--Asia, Central--History--16th century.

Women.

Muslim women saints--Asia, Central--Biography.

Muslim women saints.

Muslim women saints--Khanate of Bukhara--Biography.

Sufism--Asia, Central--History--16th century.

Sufism.

Āghā-yi Buzurg, -1522 or 1523.

Āghā-yi Buzurg.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2024.

Summary:

"Invites readers into the complex and little-known world of female religiosity and authority in early modern Central Asia, offering a unique analysis of the story of Aghā-yi Buzurg. Intended for scholars, educators and students of Islamic studies and Central Asian history, as well as those interested in gender history and Sufism"-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

Introduction : the intersection of gender and age within Muslim discourse

Religion and politics in post-Timurid Central Asia

The centrality of 'Alidism in the Maẓhar al-ʻajāʼib

Locating the Great Lady within the Sufi milieu of sixteenth-century Central Asia

The Chaghatay book of guidance : the categories of qiz, khatun, and qari khatun

the portrayal of the Great Lady in the Maẓhar al-ʻajāʼib

The Great Lady and her hagiographers

The Great Lady in shrine traditions

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 26 Apr 2024).

ISBN:

9781009386364

1009386360

9781009386371

1009386379