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Visionaries of silence : the reformist Sufi order of the Demirdashiya al-Khalwatiya in Cairo /
Founded in the 16th century, the Demirdashiya Sufi order in Cairo has played an influential role in Egypt's public life, and through a line of family sheikhs has carried the impulses of its Sufi origins into different types of reform. Waugh highlights the Demirdashiya's complex relationshi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cairo ; New York :
American University in Cairo Press,
2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Founded in the 16th century, the Demirdashiya Sufi order in Cairo has played an influential role in Egypt's public life, and through a line of family sheikhs has carried the impulses of its Sufi origins into different types of reform. Waugh highlights the Demirdashiya's complex relationship with politics and Islamic culture. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (x, 203 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781617975134 1617975133 9781617973925 1617973920 |