The mystical metaphysics of Love is one of the most recurring themes in Sufism, as it is in many other religious traditions.
In this collaboration with Dr. Justin Sledge and the channel ESOTERICA, we explore the Love Mystics of Islam and Christianity. Here I talk about Sufi women like Rabi'a al-Adawiyya and A'isha al-Ba'nuiyya and what role they played in the development of Islamic mysticism.
In Dr. Sledge's video, he talks about the Beguine mystics of medieval Christianity with figures like Mechtild of Magdeburg, Hadewijch & Marguerite Porete.


Watch ESOTERICA's companion video:    • Medieval Mystical Women - The Beguine...  


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Sources/Further Reading:


Helminski, Camille Adams (2013). "Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure". Shambala Publications.


Homerin, Th. Emil (2003). "Living Love: The Mystical Writings of ‘A’ishah al-Ba‘uniyah (d. 922/1516)". University of Rochester.


Karamustafa, Ahmet T. (2007). "Sufism - the formative period". Edinburgh University Press.


Silvers, Laury (2015). "Early Pious, Mystic Sufi Women". In "The Cambridge Companion to Sufism" (Edited by Lloyd Ridgeon). Cambridge University Press.


Leonard Lewisohn (2015). Sufism's Religion of Love, From Rabi'a to Ibn 'Arabi. In "The Cambridge Companion to Sufism" (Edited by Lloyd Ridgeon). Cambridge University Press.

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