Manifestations of a Sufi woman in Central Asia : : a critical edition of Hafiz-i Basir's Mazhar al-'aja'ib / / by Aziza Shanazarova.

"The Maẓhar al-ʻajāʼib is the devotional work written to expound upon the teachings of Aghā-yi Buzurg, a female religious master active in the early 16th century in Bukhara. The work was produced in 16th century Central Asia, when the region underwent major socio-economic and religio-politic...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2021]
2021
Year of Publication:2021
Language:English
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 pages) :; illustrations
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Summary:"The Maẓhar al-ʻajāʼib is the devotional work written to expound upon the teachings of Aghā-yi Buzurg, a female religious master active in the early 16th century in Bukhara. The work was produced in 16th century Central Asia, when the region underwent major socio-economic and religio-political changes in the aftermath of the downfall of the Timurid dynasty and the establishment of the Shibanid dynasty in Mavarannahr and the Safavid dynasty in Iran. In its portrayal of Aghā-yi Buzurg, the Maẓhar al-ʻajāʼib represents a tradition that maintained an egalitarian conception of gender in the spiritual equality of women and men, attesting to the presence of multiple voices in Muslim discourse and challenging conventional ways of thinking about gender history in early modern Central Asia"--
ISBN:9004441352
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Aziza Shanazarova.