Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Preface ix
5. Transliteration Note xv
6. Glossary xix
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. An Emerging Urban Youth Movement 42
9. 2. The New Muqaddamas 74
10. 3. Wrapping 107
11. 4. Motherhood Metamorphosis Metaphors 142
12. 5. Cooking Up Spiritual Leadership 167
13. 6. “They Say a Woman’s Voice Is ʿAwra” 192
14. 7. The Ascetic and the Mother of the Knowers 224
15. Epilogue: Islam as a Numinous, Performative Tradition 251
16. Notes 259
17. References 271
18. Index 299