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An Ontological Reading of Sufism

Examining Sufism Through the Philosophy of Heidegger

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ID21394907
AuthorsMilani Milad (0000-0001-8680-8833, Western Sydney University, corresponding author)
Year2025
Volume64
Issue1
Pages71-91
Publication date2025-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSophia (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0038-1527 • E-ISSN: 1873-930X
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media LLC (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1007/s11841-024-01043-9
OpenAlexW4402949244
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited13

This article presents an ontological reading of Sufism in the style of Heidegger’s ontological examination of ancient philosophy. In this regard, it is a novel approach to the study of Sufism as a metaphysical conundrum within the Islamic context. The article explores what we mean by the nature of Sufism and the question of “being Sufi.” It does this for two reasons: to show the frontiers of metaphysical reasoning in Islamic intellectual history and to demonstrate that Sufism is the “setting-into-work” of the mystical within the Islamic

Art · Context (archaeology) · Epistemology · Islam · Linguistics · Literature · Metaphysics · Mysticism · Philosophy of religion · Reading (process) · Sufism · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Islamic Thought and Society Studies · Philosophy

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Unique citing works1
Citations per year1
Citation span2026 - 2026 (1)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 1
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