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This volume describes the social and practical aspects of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) across centuries and geographical regions. Its authors seek to transcend ethereal, essentialist and “spiritualizing” approaches to Sufism, on the one hand, and purely pragmatic and materialistic explanations of its origins and history, on the other. Covering five topics (Sufism’s economy, social role of Sufis, Sufi spaces, politics, and organization), the volume shows that mystics have been active socio-religious agents who could skillfully adjust to the conditions of their time and place, while also managing to forge an alternative way of living, worshiping and thinking. Basing themselves on the most recent research on Sufi institutions, the contributors to this volume substantially expand our understanding of the vicissitudes of Sufism by paying special attention to its organizational and economic dimensions, as well as complex and often ambivalent relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important and sometimes critical roles. Contributors are Mehran Afshari, Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Semih Ceyhan, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, David Cook, Stéphane A. Dudoignon, Daphna Ephrat, Peyvand Firouzeh, Nathan Hofer, Hussain Ahmad Khan, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Richard McGregor, Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Alexandre Papas, Luca Patrizi, Paulo G. Pinto, Adam Sabra, Mark Sedgwick, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Knut S. Vikør and Neguin Yavari

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Author:   Alexandre Papas
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   154/1
Weight:   0.887kg
ISBN:  

9789004389076

ISBN 10:   9004389075
Pages:   442
Publication Date:   10 December 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents Acknowledgments List of Figures Introduction: What Is a Ṣūfī Institution? A Dichotomy in Ṣūfī Studies  Alexandre Papas Part 1: The Economy of Sufism 1 Economies of Sufism  Adam Sabra 2 Endowments for Ṣūfīs and Their Institutions  Nathan Hofer 3 Donations to Ṣūfīs and Ṣūfī Institutions  Hussain Ahmad Khan 4 Sufism, Futuwwa, and Professional Guilds  Mehran Afshari Part 2: Ṣūfī Places and Dwellings 5 Ṣūfī Places and Dwellings  Daphna Ephrat and Paulo G. Pinto 6 Ṣūfī Shrines  Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen 7 Ṣūfī Lodges  Peyvand Firouzeh 8 Ṣūfī Outposts (ribāṭs)  Nathan Hofer Part 3: The Social Role of Ṣūfīs 9 The Social Role of Ṣūfīs  Rachida Chih 10 Ṣūfī Altruism  Richard McGregor 11 Sufism, Urbanisation, and Sociability in Cities  Nathalie Clayer 12 Ṣūfīs in Rural Environments  Ahmet Yaşar Ocak Part 4: Sufism and Worldly Powers 13 Sufism and Worldly Powers  Alexandre Papas 14 Ṣūfī Terminology of Power 15 Ṣūfīs as Court Advisors  Neguin Yavari 16 Sufism, the Army, and Holy War  David Cook 17 Ṣūfī Sultanates and Imamates  Knut S. Vikør Part 5: The Organisation of Mysticism 18 The Organisation of Mysticism  Mark Sedgwick 19 The First Communities  Jean-Jacques Thibon 20 Ṣūfī Lineages and Families  Ismail Fajrie Alatas 21 Established Ṣūfī Orders  Semih Ceyhan 22 Cyber Sufism  Stéphane A. Dudoignon Name Index Place Index Thematic Index

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Alexandre Papas, Ph.D. (2004) is Senior Research Fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in Paris. He has published monographs, collaborative volumes and articles on the history of Sufism, including Thus Spake the Dervish (Brill, 2019).

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