List of female mystics

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This is a list of female mystics.

Bahá'í faith

Buddhism

Christianity

Hinduism

Vedic and classical

Medieval

Modern

Islam

Judaism

Jainism

Sikhism

Taoism

Western mysticism and syncretism

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