Sufism in Western Contexts

Marcia K. Hermansen is Professor of Theology and Director of the Islamic World Studies program at Loyola University Chicago. Her publications on Sufism include Varieties of American Sufism (2021) as well as many studies of South Asian Sufism and on Shah Wali Allah of Delhi.Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh is a habilitated lecturer of Islamic Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. His publications on Sufism and comparative mysticism include Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity (Routledge, 2016) and Sufism East and West (Brill, 2019; co-edited with Jamal Malik).

• AcknowledgementsList of FiguresNotes on ContributorsIntroduction: Sufism in Western ContextsMarcia K. Hermansen and Saeed Zarrabi-ZadehPart 1: History, Reception, and Modes of Practice1 Analytic Essay: The Idea of Sufism in the WestGregory A. Lipton and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh2 Sufism and Western EsotericismPatrick D. Bowen3 Sufism and New Religious MovementsOlav Hammer4 Western Sufi Institutions and PracticesMerin Shobhana Xavier5 Cyber Sufism in the Global WestRobert RozehnalPart 2: Sufism in Regional Contexts6 Analytic Essay: Sufism in Western Regional SettingsJamal Malik7 Sufism in BritainRon Geaves, Ayesha Khan and Amina Khatun8 Sufism in Latin Europe (France, Spain, Italy)Francesco Piraino and Antonio de Diego González9 Sufism in German-Speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, German-Speaking Switzerland)Gritt Klinkhammer and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh10 Sufism in the Benelux Countries (Netherlands and Belgium)M. Amer Morgahi11 Sufism in ScandinaviaSimon Stjernholm12 Sufism in North AmericaWilliam Rory Dickson13 Sufism in Latin AmericaMark Sedgwick14 Sufism in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)Milad MilaniIndex