The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India by S

Description: The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual by Shemeem Burney Abbas, Elizabeth Warnock Fernea The first in-depth study to examine womens participation in Sufi rituals in Pakistan and India. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The female voice plays a more central role in Sufi ritual, especially in the singing of devotional poetry, than in almost any other area of Muslim culture. Female singers perform sufiana-kalam, or mystical poetry, at Sufi shrines and in concerts, folk festivals, and domestic life, while male singers assume the female voice when singing the myths of heroines in qawwali and sufiana-kalam. Yet, despite the centrality of the female voice in Sufi practice throughout South Asia and the Middle East, it has received little scholarly attention and is largely unknown in the West.This book presents the first in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India. Shemeem Burney Abbas investigates the rituals at the Sufi shrines and looks at womens participation in them, as well as male performers use of the female voice. The strengths of the book are her use of interviews with both prominent and grassroots female and male musicians and her transliteration of audio- and videotaped performances. Through them, she draws vital connections between oral culture and the written Sufi poetry that the musicians sing for their audiences. This research clarifies why the female voice is so important in Sufi practice and underscores the many contributions of women to Sufism and its rituals. Notes Presents the first in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India. Author Biography Shemeem Burney Abbas is a professor of political science, gender studies, and literature at the State University of New York at Purchase. She was formerly a professor and chair of the Department of English Language and Applied Linguistics at Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad, Pakistan. Table of Contents Authors Note: Transliterations, Translations, and Conversation Analysis Transcript NotationForeword by Elizabeth Warnock FurneaPreface: Womans Place in SufismAcknowledgmentsChapter 1. History and Economy of Women in Sufi RitualChapter 2. Ethnographies of CommunicationChapter 3. Female Myths in SufismChapter 4. The Female Voice in Sufi RitualChapter 5. Closing the Circle of the Mystic JourneyNotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex Promotional Presents the first in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India. Long Description The female voice plays a more central role in Sufi ritual, especially in the singing of devotional poetry, than in almost any other area of Muslim culture. Female singers perform sufiana-kalam, or mystical poetry, at Sufi shrines and in concerts, folk festivals, and domestic life, while male singers assume the female voice when singing the myths of heroines in qawwali and sufiana-kalam. Yet, despite the centrality of the female voice in Sufi practice throughout South Asia and the Middle East, it has received little scholarly attention and is largely unknown in the West. This book presents the first in-depth study of the female voice in Sufi practice in the subcontinent of Pakistan and India. Shemeem Burney Abbas investigates the rituals at the Sufi shrines and looks at womens participation in them, as well as male performers use of the female voice. The strengths of the book are her use of interviews with both prominent and grassroots female and male musicians and her transliteration of audio- and videotaped performances. Through them, she draws vital connections between oral culture and the written Sufi poetry that the musicians sing for their audiences. This research clarifies why the female voice is so important in Sufi practice and underscores the many contributions of women to Sufism and its rituals. Details ISBN0292725922 Pages 240 Publisher University of Texas Press ISBN-10 0292725922 ISBN-13 9780292725928 Format Paperback Imprint University of Texas Press Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Short Title FEMALE VOICE IN SUFI RITUAL Language English Media Book DEWEY 297.438082 Subtitle Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India Replaces 9780292705159 Illustrations 29 halftones, 2 maps, 5 graphs, 6 tables Author Elizabeth Warnock Fernea Residence Austin, TX, US Birth 1943 Year 2003 Publication Date 2003-01-01 AU Release Date 2003-01-01 NZ Release Date 2003-01-01 US Release Date 2003-01-01 UK Release Date 2003-01-01 Alternative 9780292705159 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:40248639;

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