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Popularisation of Sufism in Ayyubid and Mamluk Egypt, 1173-1325

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

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In the 12th – 14th centuries, Sufism (‘Islamic mysticism’) became extraordinarily popular across Egypt. Elites and non-elites, rulers and ruled, the wealthy and the poor, even Jews, all embraced a variety of Sufi ideas and practices. This book is the first systematic investigation of how and why this popularisation occurred. It surveys several Sufi groups, from different regions of Egypt, and details how each of them promulgated, performed, and popularised their specific Sufi doctrines and practices. This popularisation would have a profound impact on the Egyptian religious landscape and on the subsequent history of Islam more broadly.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-07-07
Mått156 x 234 x 23 mm
Vikt615 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieEdinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
Antal sidor320
FörlagEdinburgh University Press
ISBN9780748694211

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Historia inom Historia och arkeologi
Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Mellanösterns historia inom Historia och arkeologi

Nathan Hofer received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently Assistant Professor of Islam in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. His research is broadly concerned with the social history of Sufism in the central Islamic lands, with a particular emphasis on exploring the relationship between social formation and textual production.

IntroductionPart I. State-Sponsored Sufism1. The Khānqāh2. The Sufis of the Khānqāh3. What is Popular about the Khānqāh?Part II. State-Sanctioned Sufism4. The Emergence of the Shādhilīya in Egypt5. Al-Iskandarī’s Image of the Shādhilī ṭarīqa6. The Popularization of Shādhilī SufismPart III. Unruly Sufism7. The Regional Context of Upper-Egyptian Sufism8. Sufi Activists and Enforcers9. Wonder Working SufisConcluding RemarksWorks Cited

In this ground-breaking comprehensive study of Sufis in Egypt during the 12th–14th centuries, Hofer offers the first serious explanation of the popularization of Sufism in the later middle period of Islamic history. This bold and innovative book, rich in both substance and theory, makes major advances in our understanding of medieval Sufism and deserves to be read widely by specialists and general readers alike.