Sufi political thought / Milad Milani.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milani, Milad, author.

Series:

Routledge religion in contemporary Asia series ; 7.

Routledge Religion in Contemporary Asia Series ; 7

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism--Political aspects.

Sufism.

Islam and politics.

Physical Description:

x, 157 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2018.

Contents:

Introduction

1. A framework for the study of Sufi political thought

2. Following the conceptual thread: Sufism as an experience of Asia

3. The open civilization and the fundamentals of religion

4. Political Sufism and Sufi political interventions

5. A tale of two saviours: the Sufi contestation for power in medieval Islam

6. Sufism and the politics of 'Jesus'

7. Sufi politics in contemporary global society

8. The subtle body and the experience of politics in the human

Conclusion: reflections on Sufi activity in civic society today.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138787643

1138787647

OCLC:

987212677

Publisher Number:

99975371720