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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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh University Press
c2007
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| Dans: | Année: 2007 |
| Recensions: | [Rezension von: Karamustafa, Ahmet T., Sufism: The Formative Period] (2007) (Ambrosio, Alberto Fabio, 1971 -)
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| Collection/Revue: | The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys
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| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Islam
History
B Sufism History |
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Volltext (Aggregator) |
| Édition parallèle: | Print version: Sufism : The Formative Period: |
| Résumé: | 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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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0748619186 |