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The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual
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Categories: Religion
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-06-04 - Publisher: University of Texas Press

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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. Fema
Sacred Smoke
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Smudging is the burning of herbs as a spiritual practice. An herbalist and educator, Harvest McCampbell explains and illustrates this integral part of tradition
Voices at Work
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Authors: Andromache Karanika
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The songs of working women are reflected in Greek poetry and poetics. In ancient Greece, women's daily lives were occupied by various forms of labor. These expe
Voices from the Ancestors
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Authors: Lara Medina
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Voices from the Ancestors brings together the reflective writings and spiritual practices of Xicanx, Latinx, and Afro-Latinx womxn and male allies in the United