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Sufism, mystics, and saints in modern Egypt /
For centuries Sufism - Islamic mysticism - held a major place in Islamic spirituality, intellectual life, and popular religion. While many twentieth-century observers have commented on Sufism's decline, and modernists and fundamentalists alike have criticized the movement, few scholars have ana...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Columbia, S.C. :
University of South Carolina Press,
©1995.
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| Series: | Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Sufism in an age of change
- Among the Sufis: experiences, methods, and approach
- The prophet Muhammad and his family in Egyptian Sufism
- The saints: bearers of the prophetic light
- The Sufi orders
- Foundations of the Sufi path
- Mystical concepts and practices in Egyptian Sufism
- Women and sexuality in Sufi life and thought
- Models of sainthood
- The life and influence of Shaykh Muhammad Authman Al-burhani
- Coptic Christianity and popular Islam in Egypt, elements of a common spirituality
- Conclusion: Sufism in modern Egypt.