Sufism Mystics And Saints In Modern Egypt

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Sufism Mystics And Saints In Modern Egypt

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Author : Valerie J. Hoffman
language : en
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Release Date : 2023-02-07

Sufism Mystics And Saints In Modern Egypt written by Valerie J. Hoffman and has been published by Univ of South Carolina Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-02-07 with Religion categories.

A fascinating insider's account of Sufi life in contemporary Egypt For centuries Sufism—Islamic mysticism—held a major place in Islamic spirituality, intellectual life, and popular religion. While many scholars have commented on Sufism's decline, few have delved deeply into present-day Egyptian Sufism or considered it as a system in its own right. Drawing on her detailed fieldwork and a variety of little known literary sources, Valerie J. Hoffman presents Sufism as it exists in Egypt today, in the vivid experiences of its adherents. With an array of conclusions that overturn widely held beliefs about modern Sufis, Hoffman argues that the apparent assimilation of Egyptian Sufism masks a thriving movement hidden from the Western world. From her experiences as a quasi disciple of a Sufi master, she offers new insights into the movement's evolution, the vital role of women in Sufism, and Sufi perspectives on gender and sexuality.

Women Mystics And Sufi Shrines In India

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Author : Kelly Pemberton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

Women Mystics And Sufi Shrines In India written by Kelly Pemberton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Religion categories.

Women Mystics and Sufi Shrines in India combines historical data with years of ethnographic fieldwork to investigate women's participation in the culture of Sufi shrines in India and the manner in which this participation both complicates and sustains traditional conceptions of Islamic womanhood. Kelly Pemberton's fieldwork offers an assessment of the contemporary circumstances under which a woman may be recognized as a spiritual authority or guide--despite official denial of such status--and an examination of the discrepancies between the commonly held belief that women cannot perform in the public setting of shrines and her own observations of women doing precisely that. She demonstrates that the existence of multiple models of master and disciple relationships have opened avenues for women to be recognized as spiritual authorities in their own right. Specifically Pemberton explores the work of performance, recitation, and ritual mediation carried out by women connected with Sufi orders through kinship and spiritual ties, and she maps shifting ideas about women's involvement in public ritual events in a variety of contexts, circumstances, and genres of performance. She also highlights the private petitioning of saints, the Prophet, and God performed by poor women of low social standing in Bihar Sharif. These women are often perceived as being exceptionally close to God yet are compelled to operate outside the public sphere of major shrines.

The Colossal Elephant And His Spiritual Feats

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Author : Heshmat Moayyad
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

The Colossal Elephant And His Spiritual Feats written by Heshmat Moayyad and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Biography & Autobiography categories.

The Shambhala Guide To Sufism

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Author : Carl W. Ernst
language : en
Publisher: Shambhala Publications
Release Date : 1997

The Shambhala Guide To Sufism written by Carl W. Ernst and has been published by Shambhala Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Religion categories.

"An essential introduction to the philosophy and practice of the mystical tradition of Islam."--Cover.

On Archaeology Of Sainthood And Local Spirituality In Islam

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Author : Georg Stauth
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004

On Archaeology Of Sainthood And Local Spirituality In Islam written by Georg Stauth and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Religion categories.

This volume addresses the diversity of sainthood in Islam with respect to rural and urban and metropolitan ideas, practices and cults, their networks and institutions. Ranging from ethnography and history to political science and social theory, this work includes studies of places and the local cultural significance of sainthood, its ethnic or genealogical origin, the constitution of corporations and brotherhoods and drives for sacredness in Algeria, Egypt, Germany and Turkey. Georg Stauth is an orientalist and sociologist who specializes on the Middle East and has spent several years in Southeast Asia. Using this vantage point, he observes the emerging ideas of a modern Islamic future as forces of both local self-assertiveness and transnational relations.

Journal Of The American Research Center In Egypt

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Author : American Research Center in Egypt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Journal Of The American Research Center In Egypt written by American Research Center in Egypt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Egypt categories.

The Poetry Of Rahman Baba

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Author : ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Raḥmān
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005

The Poetry Of Rahman Baba written by ʻAbd al-Raḥmān Raḥmān and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Pushto poetry categories.

Religion As A Source Of Violence

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Author : Wim Beuken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Religion As A Source Of Violence written by Wim Beuken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Religion categories.

A History Of The Muslim World Since 1260

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Author : Vernon Egger
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 2008

A History Of The Muslim World Since 1260 written by Vernon Egger and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.

For the second half of a two-course sequence in Muslim history, Islamic Civilization, and religious studies courses on Islam. The history of the predominantly Muslim world is examined within the context of world history. It examines political, economic, and broad cultural developments, as well as specifically religious ones. The themes of the book are tradition and adaptation: It examines the tensions between the desire of Muslims to maintain continuity with their legacy and their recognition of the need to adapt to changing conditions.

Journal Of Palestine Studies

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1998

Journal Of Palestine Studies written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Jewish-Arab relations categories.