Recognizing Sufism : contemplation in the Islamic tradition /
Buehler, Arthur F.,
Recognizing Sufism : contemplation in the Islamic tradition / [Book] Arthur F. Buehler - xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Sufism is all too often associated just with 'mysticism' in the West. The author of this new textbook, a former pupil of Annemarie Schimmel, suggests that conflating Sufism and mysticism is only partially valid. He shows that the vast majority of Sufi practice, both historically and in the contemporary world, has little or nothing to do with a esoteric transcendence but is rather focused on contemplative activity. Such practice might involve art, music, devotional shrine visitation - even politics and psychology. Placing Sufism in a wider Islamic contemplative context enables Arthur F Buehler to examine Sufi history, as well as current application, against a backdrop that is richer and more inclusive than that portrayed in many competing introductory surveys. Discussing the origins of Sufism; the development of Sufi lineages (via three founder figures); Sufi lodges and the role of Sufism in colonial resistance; Sufi poetry; Sufi shrines, and Sufism in the West, the author rescues his topic from the idea that it means only union with the divine. In this original new treatment, Sufism emerges as complex and multi-layered
All All All
9781848857902 (paperback) 9781848857896 184885790X 1848857896
Sufism--Islam
Sufism--History
Genetics--Radiation
Geneticists
Biology--Timofeev-Resovskii, N. V. (Nikolai Vladimirovich), 1900-1981
Biologists--Soviet Union
Terrorism--Finance.
Terrorism--Finance--Prevention.
Terrorism--Finance.--United States
Terrorism--Finance--Prevention.--United States
Money laundering--Prevention--International cooperation.
Transnational crime--Prevention--International cooperation.
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Recognizing Sufism : contemplation in the Islamic tradition / [Book] Arthur F. Buehler - xiv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Sufism is all too often associated just with 'mysticism' in the West. The author of this new textbook, a former pupil of Annemarie Schimmel, suggests that conflating Sufism and mysticism is only partially valid. He shows that the vast majority of Sufi practice, both historically and in the contemporary world, has little or nothing to do with a esoteric transcendence but is rather focused on contemplative activity. Such practice might involve art, music, devotional shrine visitation - even politics and psychology. Placing Sufism in a wider Islamic contemplative context enables Arthur F Buehler to examine Sufi history, as well as current application, against a backdrop that is richer and more inclusive than that portrayed in many competing introductory surveys. Discussing the origins of Sufism; the development of Sufi lineages (via three founder figures); Sufi lodges and the role of Sufism in colonial resistance; Sufi poetry; Sufi shrines, and Sufism in the West, the author rescues his topic from the idea that it means only union with the divine. In this original new treatment, Sufism emerges as complex and multi-layered
All All All
9781848857902 (paperback) 9781848857896 184885790X 1848857896
Sufism--Islam
Sufism--History
Genetics--Radiation
Geneticists
Biology--Timofeev-Resovskii, N. V. (Nikolai Vladimirovich), 1900-1981
Biologists--Soviet Union
Terrorism--Finance.
Terrorism--Finance--Prevention.
Terrorism--Finance.--United States
Terrorism--Finance--Prevention.--United States
Money laundering--Prevention--International cooperation.
Transnational crime--Prevention--International cooperation.
297