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>>11053501
>become muslim

I am interested in Islam, and specifically Ibn Arabi and Sufism, but honestly from the look of things in Islam the studying of and female participation in the discussion of metaphysical matters seems to be more limited than in other traditional cultures. In the Chinese and Indian worlds it's not unheard of for females to demonstrate knowledge of metaphysical matters, for them to spend time studying it and so on. An Indian girl born to a Brahmin family in modern India has a fairly good chance of having had the truth of everything explained to them at one point by their family members or affiliated people from the community.

In Islam, under the banner of an ostensibly exoteric and metaphysically-lacking text (albiet with beautifully poetic passages that also digress into the mystical) the esoteric metaphysics is almost entirely reserved for the intellectual elite, itself consisting for the most part of learned men and elders of the community. I'm aware that there are Sufi communities that still exist in the near east but even in these cases (correct me if I'm wrong) it is the male that participates in discussion and study sessions.

I say all of this respecting Islam as a tradition, and seeing Sufism as one of the truly more interesting ones. It's just that for the sake of meeting a wife with a solid understanding of metaphysical matters, I have the suspicion that most simply trust in Muhammad and the Quran; and as an adjunct the guidance of their local imam. I'm not saying that there's anything wrong with this, but I'm more intrigued by the idea of marrying someone with a working knowledge of metaphysical principles that I can converse with.

>>9719210

Ultimately, you should just read books for your own enjoyment.

There was a lot of stuff I enjoyed about it. One thing was that there was this elaborate cat-and-mouse mental game between Raskolnikov and the police inspector Porfiry. Dostoevsky did an amazing job of setting up these situations and conversations that were an interesting mix of body language, paranoia, shifting motives, verbal jousts, peoples egos confronting each other and also philosophical/theological discussions. There was a lot of reactionary social commentary as well if that's your thing; it can be interesting to get a sense of the authors values and views.

Nietzsche said in 1887 that Dostoevsky was "the only psychologist from whom I have anything to learn."