Overview

Sufism in Western Contexts explores both historical trajectories and multiple contemporary manifestations of Islamic mystical movements, ideas, and practices in diverse European, North and South American countries, as well as in Australia – all traditionally non-Muslim regions of the “global West”. From early French and British colonial administrators who admired Persian poetry to nineteenth-century American transcendentalists, followed by South Asian and Middle Eastern immigrant Sufi guides and their movements, expansive and many-faceted expressions of Sufism such as its role in Western esotericism, female whirling dervishes and Rumi cafes, and new articulations in cyberspace, are traced and analyzed by international experts in the field.

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Author:   Marcia K. Hermansen ,  Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   154/3
Weight:   0.831kg
ISBN:  

9789004389830

ISBN 10:   9004389830
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   04 July 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Acknowledgements List of Figures Notes on Contributors Introduction: Sufism in Western Contexts  Marcia K. Hermansen and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh Part 1: History, Reception, and Modes of Practice 1 Analytic Essay: The Idea of Sufism in the West  Gregory A. Lipton and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh 2 Sufism and Western Esotericism  Patrick D. Bowen 3 Sufism and New Religious Movements  Olav Hammer 4 Western Sufi Institutions and Practices  Merin Shobhana Xavier 5 Cyber Sufism in the Global West  Robert Rozehnal Part 2: Sufism in Regional Contexts 6 Analytic Essay: Sufism in Western Regional Settings  Jamal Malik 7 Sufism in Britain  Ron Geaves, Ayesha Khan and Amina Khatun 8 Sufism in Latin Europe (France, Spain, Italy)  Francesco Piraino and Antonio de Diego González 9 Sufism in German-Speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, German-Speaking Switzerland)  Gritt Klinkhammer and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh 10 Sufism in the Benelux Countries (Netherlands and Belgium)  M. Amer Morgahi 11 Sufism in Scandinavia  Simon Stjernholm 12 Sufism in North America  William Rory Dickson 13 Sufism in Latin America  Mark Sedgwick 14 Sufism in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)  Milad Milani Index

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Marcia K. Hermansen is Professor of Theology and Director of the Islamic World Studies program at Loyola University Chicago. Her publications on Sufism include Varieties of American Sufism (2021) as well as many studies of South Asian Sufism and on Shah Wali Allah of Delhi. Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh is a habilitated lecturer of Islamic Studies at the University of Erfurt, Germany. His publications on Sufism and comparative mysticism include Practical Mysticism in Islam and Christianity (Routledge, 2016) and Sufism East and West (Brill, 2019; co-edited with Jamal Malik).

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