An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience
This article is an inquiry into the nature of the female mystic and the divine feminine in Sufi experience. It considers this experience in the general sense with regard to the Sufi tradition, but in its analysis, the article primarily draws on examples from the classical period of Sufi history. Bas...
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| description | This article is an inquiry into the nature of the female mystic and the divine feminine in Sufi experience. It considers this experience in the general sense with regard to the Sufi tradition, but in its analysis, the article primarily draws on examples from the classical period of Sufi history. Based on an analysis of the thought of key Sufi figures from that period, the assertion is made that the ground of the sacred is female and, as such, the basis of mystical experience is feminine. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fba77ea2874a43dc97bb9aecd9d2b6fb2023-11-22T09:29:58ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442021-08-0112861010.3390/rel12080610An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi ExperienceMilani Milad0Zahra Taheri1School of Humanities and Communication Arts, Western Sydney University, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith 2751, AustraliaThe Center for Arab and Islamic Studies, The Australian National University, Canberra 0200, AustraliaThis article is an inquiry into the nature of the female mystic and the divine feminine in Sufi experience. It considers this experience in the general sense with regard to the Sufi tradition, but in its analysis, the article primarily draws on examples from the classical period of Sufi history. Based on an analysis of the thought of key Sufi figures from that period, the assertion is made that the ground of the sacred is female and, as such, the basis of mystical experience is feminine.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/12/8/610Sufismfemale mysticdivine femininephenomenologyhistorymysticism |
| spellingShingle | Milani Milad Zahra Taheri An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience Religions Sufism female mystic divine feminine phenomenology history mysticism |
| title | An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience |
| title_full | An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience |
| title_fullStr | An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience |
| title_full_unstemmed | An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience |
| title_short | An Inquiry into the Nature of the Female Mystic and the Divine Feminine in Sufi Experience |
| title_sort | inquiry into the nature of the female mystic and the divine feminine in sufi experience |
| topic | Sufism female mystic divine feminine phenomenology history mysticism |
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