Adventures and Misadventures of the New Sufis
Islamic Spiritual Groups in Contemporary Malaysia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6086473 |
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| Authors | John Bousfield (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 328-344 |
| Publication date | 1993-08-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0217-9520 • E-ISSN: 1793-2858 |
| Publisher | ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute (PUBLISHER • SG) |
| DOI | 10.1355/sj8-2f |
| OpenAlex | W2043882047 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Rather than focusing on the Malaysian dakwah movement in general, attention is given to the specific appeal of contemporain Sufi or spiritually inclined Muslim groups. It is argued that their appeal is best characterized in more positive and dynamic terms than is often the case. Their position vis-a-vis orthodoxy recapitulates that of earlier Sufi movements. Particular attention is given to how the teachings and practices become labelled deviant and what consequences follow. The discussion draws sometimes upon the experience of the author in autobiographical fashion to uncover a politics of versions
Adventure · Art history · Islam · Sociology · Theology · Traditional medicine · Asian Studies and History · Education and Islamic Studies · Gender Studies · History · Linguistic, Cultural, and Literary Studies · Medicine · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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