Sufi institutions
edited by Alexandre Papas
- Leiden ; Boston Brill 2021
- 1 Online-Ressource (XV, 442 Seiten) Illustrationen
- Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1 the Near and Middle East 154,1 Handbook of Sufi studies volume 1 .
- Handbook of Oriental studies. Section 1 the Near and Middle East 154,1 Handbook of Sufi studies volume 1 .
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"This volume describes the social and practical aspects of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) across centuries and geographical regions. Its authors seek to transcend ethereal, essentialist and "spiritualizing" approaches to Sufism, on the one hand, and purely pragmatic and materialistic explanations of its origins and history, on the other. Covering five topics (Sufism's economy, social role of Sufis, Sufi spaces, politics, and organization), the volume shows that mystics have been active socio-religious agents who could skillfully adjust to the conditions of their time and place, while also managing to forge an alternative way of living, worshiping and thinking. Basing themselves on the most recent research on Sufi institutions, the contributors to this volume substantially expand our understanding of the vicissitudes of Sufism by paying special attention to its organizational and economic dimensions, as well as complex and often ambivalent relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important and sometimes critical roles. Contributors are Mehran Afshari, Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Semih Ceyhan, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, David Cook, Stéphane A. Dudoignon, Daphna Ephrat, Peyvand Firouzeh, Nathan Hofer, Hussain Ahmad Khan, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Richard McGregor, Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Alexandre Papas, Luca Patrizi, Paulo Pinto, Adam Sabra, Mark Sedgwick, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Knut S. Vikør and Neguin Yavari"--
9789004392601
10.1163/9789004392601 doi
Einrichtung Sufismus Islam Gesellschaft Organisation
Sufism / History Sufism / Social aspects Sufism / Economic aspects Public administration / Islamic countries