Birth of a Celestial Light : a Feminist Evaluation of an Iranian Spiritual Movement Inter-universal Mysticism
It is interesting that women who campaign for women's rights and interests in Iran have not considered engaging with women who are neither conventional Muslims nor strongly secular, but instead explore other aspects of religion and spirituality. The women examined in this study identify themselves as believers in God, but have different views of religion; some wish to be called religious but do not follow the official Islamic Shia and have their own interpretation of what it means to be a good Muslim, while some think of spirituality as their religion and refer to themselves as ""spiritual""
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9781322608204, 9781443874069, 1322608202, 144387406X
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Intro
TABLE OF CONTENTS
LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES
FOREWORD
PREFACE
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
SUMMARY OF THE CHAPTERS
CHAPTER ONE
CHAPTER TWO
CHAPTER THREE
CHAPTER FOUR
CHAPTER FIVE
CHAPTER SIX
CHAPTER SEVEN
APPENDIX I
GLOSSARY
REFERENCES
BIBLIOGRAPHY