Visionaries of silence : the reformist Sufi order of the Demirdashiya al-Khalwatiya in Cairo / Earle H. Waugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waugh, Earle H., 1936-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Khalwatīyah--Egypt.

Khalwatīyah.

Sufism--Egypt.

Sufism.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

x, 203 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, plans ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press, 2008.

Summary:

A rare outsider??'s glimpse into one of Egypt??'s most influential Sufi orders

Contents:

1 Historical and Religious Background of the Demirdashiya 9

2 The Khalwatiya and Social and Political Institutions 40

3 Reform through the Liturgical and Religious Life of the Tariqa 56

4 A Demirdash Reformist Writer: Qut al-Qulub in Cairo and Europe 94

5 Constructing a Place for Silence: Architecture and the Khalwatiya Sense of Religious Space 123

6 Amid the Storm: The Return of Shaikh Ahmad al-Demirdash and the Reformist Evolution 153

Appendix 1 Demirdash Mosque Vicinity Map 181

Appendix 2 Lower Floor Plan 182

Appendix 3 Upper Floor Plan 184

Appendix 4 The Ninety-Nine Names of God 186.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-195) and index.

ISBN:

9774160894

9789774160899

OCLC:

153580732