TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pemberton,Kelly
TI  - Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India
T2  - Studies in Comparative Religion Series
SN  - 9781611172324
AV  - BP188.8.I4 P46 2010 
U1  - 297.4/460820954 
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Columbia
PB  - University of South Carolina Press
KW  - Sufism-India-Rituals
KW  - Sufism-India-Customs and practices
KW  - Women mystics-India
KW  - Women in Islam-India
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Note on Transliteration -- Introduction: Women's Activities and Sufi Shrines-Some Perspectives -- 1. Perceptions of "Women's Religion" in Colonial India -- 2. Piri-Muridi -- 3. Singing and Reciting -- 4. The Work of Petitioning -- Conclusion: Reconsidering Women's Experiences at the Intersection of Discourse and Practice -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
N2  - These women are often perceived as being exceptionally close to God yet are compelled to operate outside the public sphere of major shrines
UR  - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=2054791
ER  -