In recent years Sufism has undergone something of a revival as a spiritual alternative to other manifestations of Islam. This book investigates the development of Sufism in Western societies, with a r...
This study reveals the world of Sufi ritual with particular reference to two major Sufi orders. It examines the ritual and practices of these orders and surveys their organisation and hierarchy, initi...
Stories from the rich folk tradition of India told by the 19th century Sufi master, Ghuath Ali Shah and recorded by his disciple Gul Hasan are available here for the first time in English translation....
Five Times of Prayer is a mystical Sufi explanation of the five daily prayers performed under the umbrella known as Islam, the path to purity, the surrender to light. Poet and novelist Sharon Marcus o...
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Clear and concise, this introduction to Sufism familiarizes readers with the diverse and multifaceted nature of Sufism, a dimension of Islam. The author provides an examination of the fundamental conc...
The book provides a general survey of the history of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) since its inception up to the modern time. It combines chronological and personality-based approaches to the subject wit...
"Popular Sufism of Eastern Europe "examines aspects of popular Sufism among selected societies in Eastern Europe, past and present. Muslims - whether they are descended from Asian invaders (Cumans, Tu...
Werbner traces the development of a Sufi Naqshbandi order founded by a living saint, Zindapir, whose cult originated in Pakistan and extended globally. "Pilgrims of Love" is a major contribution to th...
It may be that the world which our authors here describe in symbolic language as the "eighth climate" will be seen by Western people as the "lost continent." Should some of them be searching for it, t...
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