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oapen-20.500.12657-241242024-03-22T19:23:16Z Sufism in the West Malik, Jamal Hinnells, John orders bawa muhaiyaddeen movements insan kamil hisham kabbani groups abd-al-qr thema EDItEUR::G Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTM Regional / International studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually as well as sociologically – may eventually become Islam itself due to its versatile potential. Although Sufism has always provoked considerable interest in the West, no volume has so far been written which discusses this aspect of Islam in terms of how it is practised in Western societies. Bringing together leading international authorities to survey the history of Islamic mysticism in North America and Europe, this book elaborates the ideas and institutions which organize Sufism and folk-religious practices. The chapters cover: the orders and movements their social base organization and institutionalization recruitment-patterns in new environments channels of disseminating ideas, such as ritual, charisma, and organization reasons for their popularity among certain social groups the nature of their affiliation with the countries of their origin. Providing a fascinating insight into how Sufism operates within different spheres of society, Sufism in the West is essential reading for students and academics with research interests in Islam, Islamic history and social anthropology. 2019-11-21 15:58:13 2020-04-01T09:44:55Z 2020-04-01T09:44:55Z 2006 book 1006007 OCN: 437171602 9780415274074;9780415274081;9781134479825;9781134479818;9781134479771 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/24124 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 1006007.pdf https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781134479825 Taylor & Francis 10.4324/9780203087206 10.4324/9780203087206 7b3c7b10-5b1e-40b3-860e-c6dd5197f0bb 9780415274074;9780415274081;9781134479825;9781134479818;9781134479771 open access
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With the increasing Muslim diaspora in post-modern Western societies, Sufism – intellectually as well as sociologically – may eventually become Islam itself due to its versatile potential. Although Sufism has always provoked considerable interest in the West, no volume has so far been written which discusses this aspect of Islam in terms of how it is practised in Western societies. Bringing together leading international authorities to survey the history of Islamic mysticism in North America and Europe, this book elaborates the ideas and institutions which organize Sufism and folk-religious practices. The chapters cover: the orders and movements their social base organization and institutionalization recruitment-patterns in new environments channels of disseminating ideas, such as ritual, charisma, and organization reasons for their popularity among certain social groups the nature of their affiliation with the countries of their origin. Providing a fascinating insight into how Sufism operates within different spheres of society, Sufism in the West is essential reading for students and academics with research interests in Islam, Islamic history and social anthropology.
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