Shattering stereotypes, Schimmel reconstructs an important but little-known chapter of Islamic spirituality. With copious examples, she shows the clear equality of women and men in the conception of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, the feminine language of the mystical tradition, and in the role of holy mothers and unmarried women as manifestations of God.
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Shattering stereotypes, Schimmel reconstructs an important but little-known chapter of Islamic spirituality. With copious examples, she shows the clear equality of women and men in the conception of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran, the feminine language of the mystical tradition, and in the role of holy mothers and unmarried women as manifestations of God.
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Near Fine in near fine jacket. Cloth hardbound in dust jacket, 192 pp., clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, minor discoloration to page-edges, light rubbing to tips and edges of the dust jacket. Uncommon in hardcover.