Sufism East and West : mystical Islam and cross-cultural exchange in the modern world /

Sufism East and West : mystical Islam and cross-cultural exchange in the modern world /

"In Sufism East and West, the contributors investigate the redirection and dynamics of Sufism in the modern era, specifically from the perspective of global cross-cultural exchange. Edited by Jamal Malik and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh, the book explores the role of mystical Islam in the complex interc...

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Other Authors: Malik, Jamal (Editor), Zarrabi-Zadeh, Saeed (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2019]

Series: Studies on Sufism 2.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2019, ISBN: 9789004386341.

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Sufism.
East and West.

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Call Number: BP189.2

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Summary:"In Sufism East and West, the contributors investigate the redirection and dynamics of Sufism in the modern era, specifically from the perspective of global cross-cultural exchange. Edited by Jamal Malik and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh, the book explores the role of mystical Islam in the complex interchange and fluidity in the resonance spaces of "East" and "West The volume challenges the enduring Orientalist binary coding of East-versus-West and argues instead for a more mutual process of cultural plaiting and shared tradition. By highlighting amendments, adaptations and expansions of Sufi semantics during the last centuries, it also questions the persistent perception of Sufism in its post-classical epoch as a corrupt imitation of the legacy of the great Sufis of the past"--
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004393929
ISSN:2468-0087 ;