Sa’diyya Shaikh’s groundbreaking Sufi Narratives of Intimacy: Ibn Arabi,
Gender, and Sexuality not only makes a significant contribution to the growing
body of scholarship on issues of gender and Islam, but also serves as an eloquent
and accessible introduction to the life and work of Muhyi al-Din ibn
Arabi, unquestionably one of the most important voices in the Islamic tradition.
Moreover, it is a rigorous piece of academic scholarship rooted in a thorough
knowledge of Islam’s primary sources and a sophisticated understanding
of contemporary methodology, both in the academic study of religion and
women and gender studies.
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