The Cambridge Companion to Sufism

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ID23163887
AutoresLloyd V J Ridgeon (autor correspondente)
EditoresLloyd Ridgeon
Ano2014
Data de publicação2014-12-08
Open AccessSim
TipoBOOK
PeriódicoCambridge Companion to Sufism (SOURCE_BOOK)
EditoraCambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1017/cco9781139087599
OpenAlexW4300583969
Open LibraryOL34559256M
ISBN9781139087599
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas29

Sufism, the mystical or aesthetic doctrine in Islam, has occupied a very specific place in the Islamic tradition, with its own history, literature and devotional practices. Its development began in the seventh century and spread throughout the Islamic world. The Cambridge Companion to Sufism traces its evolution from the formative period to the present, addressing specific themes along the way within the context of the times. In a section discussing the early period, the devotional practices of the earliest Sufis are considered. The section on the medieval period, when Sufism was at its height, examines Sufi doctrines, different forms of mysticism and the antinomian expressions of Sufism. The section on the modern period explains the controversies that surrounded Sufism, the changes that took place in the colonial period and how Sufism transformed into a transnational movement in the twentieth century. This inimitable volume sheds light on a multifaceted and alternative aspect of Islamic history and religion.

Aesthetics · Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Colonial period · Colonialism · Context (archaeology) · Doctrine · Islam · Literature · Mysticism · Period (music) · Section (typography) · Sufism · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Religious studies

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