Muslim Women's Pilgrimage to Mecca and Beyond Reconfiguring Gender, Religion, and Mobility

• Other Authors: Buitelaar, Marjo (Editor), Stephan-Emmrich, Manja (Editor), Thimm, Viola (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis 2021
• Series: Routledge Studies in Pilgrimage, Religious Travel and Tourism
• Subjects: Religion & beliefs; Islamic life & practice; Religious aspects of sexuality, gender & relationships; Religious groups: social & cultural aspects; religion and beliefs; Islamic life and practice; religious aspects of sexuality, gender and relationships; social groups : religious groups and communities
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This book investigates female Muslims pilgrimage practices and how these relate to women's mobility, social relations, identities, and the power structures that shape women's lives. Bringing together scholars from different disciplines and regional expertise, it offers in-depth investigation of the gendered dimensions of Muslim pilgrimage and the life-worlds of female pilgrims. With a variety of case studies, the contributors explore the experiences of female pilgrims to Mecca and other pilgrimage sites, and how these are embedded in historical and current contexts of globalisation and transnational mobility. This volume will be relevant to a broad audience of researchers across pilgrimage, gender, religious, and Islamic studies.