Sufism in an Age of Transition

ʿumar Al-Suhrawardī And the Rise of the Islamic Mystical Brotherhoods

von Erik Ohlander

384 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Although the early thirteenth century was a critical period in the development of Sufism, it has received little scholarly attention. Based on heretofore unexplored sources, this book examines a pivotal figure from this period: the scholar, mystic, statesman, and eponym of one of the earliest ṭarīqa lineages, ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī. In situating Suhrawardī's life work in its social, political, and religious contexts, this book suggests that his universalizing Sufi system was not only enmeshed within a broader economy of Muslim religious learning, but also furnished social spaces which allowed for novel modes of participation in Sufi religiosity. In doing so, this book provides a framework for understanding the increasingly ubiquitous presence of intentional Sufi communities and institutions throughout the late-medieval Islamic world.

• Themen: Geschichte und Archäologie Geschichte Geschichte des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens
• ISBN: 9789004163553
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 25.02.2008
• Größe: 243 x 167 mm
• Verlag: Brill