Sufism: the formative period
This book is a comprehensive historical overview of the formative period of Sufism, the major mystical tradition in Islam, from the ninth to the twelfth century CE. Based on a fresh reading of the primary sources and integrating the findings of recent scholarship on the subject, the author presents...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
c2007
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| In: | Year: 2007 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Karamustafa, Ahmet T., Sufism: The Formative Period] (2007) (Ambrosio, Alberto Fabio, 1971 -)
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| Series/Journal: | The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys
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| Further subjects: | B
Islam
History
B Sufism History |
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| Summary: | This book is a comprehensive historical overview of the formative period of Sufism, the major mystical tradition in Islam, from the ninth to the twelfth century CE. Based on a fresh reading of the primary sources and integrating the findings of recent scholarship on the subject, the author presents a unified narrative of Sufism's historical development within an innovative analytical framework. Karamustafa gives a new account of the emergence of mystical currents in Islam during the ninth century and traces the rapid spread of Iraq-based Sufism to other regions of the Islamic world and its fus |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0748619186 |