This book represents the first continuous history of Sufism in
Palestine. Covering the period between the rise of Islam and the
spread of Ottoman rule and drawing on vast biographical material
and complementary evidence, the book describes the social
trajectory that Sufism followed. The narrative centers on the
process by which ascetics, mystics, and holy figures living in
medieval Palestine and collectively labeled Sufis, disseminated
their traditions, formed communities, and helped shape an Islamic
society and space. The work makes an original contribution to the
study of the diffusion of Islam s religious traditions and the
formation of communities of believers in medieval Palestine, as
well as the Islamization of Palestinian landscape and the spread of
popular religiosity in this area.
The study of the area-specific is placed within the broader
context of the history of Sufism, and the book is laced with
observations about the historical social dimensions of Islamic
mysticism in general. Central to its subject matters are the
diffusion of Sufi traditions, the extension of the social horizons
of Sufism, and the emergence of institutions and public spaces
around the Sufi friend of God. As such, the book is of interest to
historians in the fields of Sufism, Islam, and the Near East.
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