description: In Medicines of the Soul, the autobiographical writings of three leading women in today's Islamic revival movement reveal dramatic stories of religious transformation. As interpreted by Fedwa Malti-Douglas, the autobiographies provide a powerful, groundbreaking portrayal of gender, religion, and discourses of the body in Arabo-Islamic culture. At the center of each story is a lively female Islamic spirituality that questions secular hierarchies while reaffirming patriarchal ones.
language: English
title: Medicines of the Soul: Female Bodies and Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam
titlecomplete: Medicines of the Soul: Female Bodies and Sacred Geographies in a Transnational Islam
genres: Islam
ratings_count: 4
publisher: University of California Press