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Sharify-Funk, Meena; Dickson, William Rory

 
9781781792445: Unveiling Sufism: From Manhattan to Mecca
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ISBN 10: 1781792445 ISBN 13: 9781781792445
Editorial: Equinox Publishing Ltd, 2017

Sinopsis

In contrast to most introductory texts on Sufism, this work begins not with the historical past, but with the contemporary present. Beginning with Sufism as it is lived today, each chapter further unveils the complexities of Sufism, journeying through a variety of historical, political, and cultural contexts, moving deeper into the past, and closer to the origin and heart of Sufism. This geneological framework will enable the reader to understand the patterns of connection between contemporary manifestations of Sufism and past realities.

To ensure that the full range of Sufism’s varied expressions is taken into account, each chapter is divided into four sections: Politics and Power, Philosophy and Metaphysics, Arts and Culture, and Overview of Historical Developments. Dividing chapters into these four broad categories enables the book to highlight some of the ways in which Sufism has influenced Muslim politics, philosophy, art, and culture in each historical period. In each category the relevant issues are illustrated through detailed case studies, whether of a particular Sufi figure, place, artistic expression, or philosophical view. This allows the reader to develop a genuinely three-dimensional appreciation of Sufism, neither reducing it to a private mystical experience divorced from social expression, nor limiting the tradition to historical names and dates.

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William Rory Dickson is an Assistant Professor for the Religion and Culture Department at the University of Winnipeg. Meena Sharify-Funk is an Associate Professor for the Religion and Culture Department at Wilfrid Laurier University.

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Editorial
Equinox Publishing Ltd
Año de publicación
2017
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1781792445
ISBN 13 
9781781792445
Encuadernación
Tapa blanda
Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
310
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Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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