Sufism
The Miraculous Feminine Within Islamic Mysticism
By: TARA SHEEMAR, KHURSHID ALAM – This paper explores the pivotal role of women in Islamic mysticism and their presence in the urban landscape of modern Islamic practice. Drawing from fieldwork conducted between October 2018 and May 2022 at various Sufi tomb-shrines affiliated with the Chisti order, it investigates the reverence of women who have…
Mouriddiyya, lan la? Esquisse sullo sviluppo di un transnazionalismo del lavoro fra Senegal e Italia
By: STEFANO GALEAZZI – Muridiyya is one of the most important and powerful Sufi brotherhood in Senegal and has internationally taken the shape of a widespread transnational labour association. Indeed, work plays a strategic role within Mouride contexts, in which marabouts (the spiritual guides) and disciples are interdependent. This article develops a brief historical analysis of…