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

Bruzzi, Silvia [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

XIV, 252 Seiten : Illustrationen

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

1711

978-90-04-34800-4 (hardback : alk. paper)

978-90-04-35616-0 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe); 978-90-04-35616-0 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2017036394

OCoLC: 1015889486     

OCoLC: 1010499403 (aus SWB)      ; OCoLC: 1015889486 (aus SWB)     

MS 1250  | MS 9350  | LB 44465  | LB 44541  | LC 30541      Ähnliche Literatur

BP188.8.A3553

297.40963

Basisklassifikation: 11.84 (Islam: Sonstiges) ; 15.91 (Nordafrika) <Geschichte>

SSG-Nummer(n): 0

*Islam ; Afrika ; Afrika (Nordost) ; Frau ; Sufismus ; Muslimin ; Mystik ; Geschlechterverhältnis ; Sufi      Zum Register

LOC-SH: al-Mīrghanī, 'Alawiyya -- 1892-1940 ; Islam -- Africa, Northeast -- History -- 20th century ; Women sufis -- Africa, Northeast -- History -- 20th century ; Women in Islam -- Africa, Northeast -- History -- 20th century ; Sufism -- Africa, Northeast -- History -- 20th century

Islam ; Sufism ; Women in Islam ; Women sufis ; al-Mīrghanī, 'Alawiyya

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 Sittī ‘Alawiyya al-Mīrġanī (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.

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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