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Sufism Today - Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community (Hardcover)
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Sufism Today - Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community (Hardcover)
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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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