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The transformation of Muslim mystical thought in the Ottoman Empire : the rise of the Halveti order, 1350-1650 /

One of more poorly understood aspects of the history of the Ottoman Empire has been the flourishing of Sufi mysticism under its auspices. This study tracks the evolution of the Halveti order from its modest origins in medieval Azerbaijan to the emergence of its influential Sa'bÃØniyye branch,...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Curry, John J., Professor (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction: On the Study of Ottoman Mystical Traditions
  • Part I. The Rise and Spread of the Halveti Order from its Origins through the Eleventh/Seventeenth Century
  • Introduction. 1. Early Sufism and the origins of the Halvetî path, ca. 900-1400
  • 2. The Great Expansion: From Regional Organization to Far-Flung Network, ca. 1400-1600
  • Part II. The Evolution of a Halvetî Sub-Branch: The Life and Career of Saban-i Veli and his Followers in the Kastamonu Region
  • Introduction
  • 3. Echoes of a distant past: Saban-i Veli's early life and conversion to Sufism
  • 4. Genesis of a sub-branch: Saban-i Veli's struggles in Kastamonu
  • 5. An uneven legacy: the succession to Saban-i Veli to the end of the tenth/sixteenth century
  • Part III. Defending the Cult of Saints in Eleventh/Seventeenth-Century Kastamonu: Transforming the Sa'baniye Order under 'Omer el-Fu'adi
  • Introduction
  • 6. 'Omer el-Fu'adi as Sufi aspirant and haigographer: the road to Sa'baniye succession
  • 7. Inscribing the Sa'baniye order onto Kastamonu's landscape
  • 8. The political and doctrinal legacy of 'Omer el-Fu'adi
  • Conclusion: What can the Sa'baniye Teach Us About Transitions in the Early Modern Period of World History?