Mystical Islam : an introduction to Sufism

by Julian Baldick

Paperback, 1989

Publication

Imprint: New York : New York University Press, 1989. Edition: 1st pbk. publication. Context: Originally published: 1989. With a new afterword by the author. Responsibility: Julian Baldick. OCLC Number: 822232213. Physical: Text : 1 volume : vi, 218 pages ; 20 cm. Features: Includes bibliographic references and indexes.

Call number

History / Baldi

Barcode

BK-07509

ISBN

9780814711392

Collections

Your library, Adult Materials, Religious Studies

CSS Library Notes

Description: Sufism is Islam’s main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and practices.

Mystical Islam offers an introduction that encompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition over fourteen centuries of Islam. This accessible work covers the origins of Sufism and early influences, particularly from Christianity; the rise of the great Sufi organizations; the thought of Sufism’s main theorist and systemizer, Ibn Arabi; Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes; relations with Shi’ism in Iran; Sufism in the heyday of the great empires in Iran, India, and Turkey; and relations with Turkey and Egypt during the nineteenth century as well as Sufi practices in the twentieth century.

In a new afterword, the author reflects on recent scholarship and offers fresh perspectives on this fascinating tradition of belief and devotion. -- from publisher

Table of Contents:
Introduction --
Sufism's beginnings --
From construction to systematization (c. 922-c. 1240) --
Elders and empire (c. 1240-c. 1700) --
Into the modern world --
Conclusions --
Index I: Brotherhoods, sub-brotherhoods, branches and offshoots --
Index II: Names of persons mentioned --
Index III: Technical terms.

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Physical description

vi, 218 p.; 20 cm

Description

Sufism is Islam's main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and practices. Mystical Islam offers an introduction that encompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition over fourteen centuries of Islam. This accessible work covers the origins of Sufism and early influences, particularly from Christianity; the rise of the great Sufi organizations; the thought of Sufism's main theorist and systemizer, Ibn Arabi; Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes; relations with Shi'ism in Iran; Sufism in the heyday of the great empires in Iran, India, and Turkey; and relations with Turkey and Egypt during the nineteenth century as well as Sufi practices in the twentieth century. In a new afterword, the author reflects on recent scholarship and offers fresh perspectives on this fascinating tradition of belief and devotion.… (more)