Muslim Women Mystics: The Life and Work of Rabia and Other Women Mystics in Islam by Margaret Smith (Oxford: Oneworld, 2001). 256 Pp. Price PB £12.99. ISBN 1–85168–250–3. The Female Voice in Sufi Ritual: Devotional Practices of Pakistan and India by Shemeem Burney Abbas (Austin: University of Texas Press, 2002). 239 Pp. Price HB $45.00. ISBN 0–292–78723–5