My soul is a woman
Subtitle: the feminine in Islam
By: Annemarie Schimmel ; translated by Susan H. Ray.
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 192
Subjects: Women in Islam
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-190) and index.