Sufism Today

Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community

Autor: Catharina Raudvere, Leif Stenberg

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Oprawa: Twarda

Wydawca: Bloomsbury Publishing

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Sufism is the subject of intensive discussion and debate. Yet, it is also true that the study of con...

Informacje o książce

Autor

Catharina Raudvere, Leif Stenberg

Język

Angielski

Oprawa

Książka - Twarda

Data wydania

2008

strony

272

EAN

9781845117627

ISBN

184511762X

Enbook ID

05096376

Wydawca

Bloomsbury Publishing

Waga

464

Wymiary

224 x 148 x 24

Pełny opis

Sufism is the subject of intensive discussion and debate. Yet, it is also true that the study of contemporary Sufism has been overlooked by the fields of Middle Eastern, Islamic and religious studies. The networks, political agendas, development of new rituals and the organisation of Sufism, especially in the West, have not been studied comprehensively enough, despite growing interest in Islamic mysticism. This book sets out to fill the gap.It is not only timely, in that it offers the first sustained treatment of Sufism in the context of modern Muslim communities; but it is also innovative, in that it broadens the purview of the study of Sufism to look at the subject right across international boundaries, from Canada to Brazil, and from Denmark to the UK and USA. Subjects discussed include: the politics of Sufism; the remaking of Turkish Sufism; tradition and cultural creativity among Syrian Sufi communities; the globalization of Sufi networks, and their transplantation in America; Iranian Sufism in London; and Naqshbandi Sufism in Sweden.The practice of Sufism has become especially important for young people - particularly young women - to find an adequate framework within which to explore Muslim spirituality in dialogue with modernity. And in its thorough examination of how Sufi rituals, traditions and theologies have been adapted by late-modern religiosity, this volume will make indispensable reading for all scholars and students of modern Islam.Sufism is fashionable, important and sellable. Contemporary Sufism has been neglected in the literature - until now. This title is unique in its international scope and comprehensive treatment of modern western Sufi communities.

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