By Jamal Malik,John Hinnells
ISBN-10: 0415274079
ISBN-13: 9780415274074
ISBN-10: 0415274087
ISBN-13: 9780415274081
With the expanding Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually in addition to sociologically – might ultimately develop into Islam itself as a result of its flexible capability. even though Sufism has continuously provoked massive curiosity within the West, no quantity has to date been written which discusses this point of Islam by way of the way it is practised in Western societies.
Bringing together major foreign professionals to survey the historical past of Islamic mysticism in North the United States and Europe, this ebook elaborates the information and associations which set up Sufism and folk-religious practices. The chapters cover:
- the orders and routine
- their social base
- organization and institutionalization
- recruitment-patterns in new environments
- channels of disseminating rules, equivalent to ritual, air of mystery, and association
- reasons for his or her attractiveness between yes social teams
- the nature in their association with the nations in their foundation.
Providing a desirable perception into how Sufism operates inside of varied spheres of society, Sufism within the West is crucial studying for college kids and teachers with examine pursuits in Islam, Islamic heritage and social anthropology.
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