Sufism in Western contexts / edited by Marcia K. Hermansen, Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hermansen, Marcia K., 1951- editor.

Zarrabi-Zadeh, Saeed, editor.

Series:

Handbook of Oriental studies. Near and Middle East (2014). Handbook of Sufi studies ; Section 1, v. 3.

Handbook of Oriental studies. Near and Middle East (2014) ; Section 1, v. 154.

Handbook of Sufi studies ; vol. 3

Handbook Oriental studies. sect. 1: Near & Middle East, 0169-9423 ; vol. 154

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism--Europe--History.

Sufism.

Sufism--Foreign countries--History.

Sufism--Western countries--History.

Sufism--North America--History.

Sufism--Latin America--History.

Europe.

Latin America.

North America.

Western countries.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 411 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"Sufism in Western Contexts explores both historical trajectories and multiple contemporary manifestations of Islamic mystical movements, ideas, and practices in diverse European, North and South American countries, as well as in Australia-all traditionally non-Muslim regions of the "global West". From early French and British colonial administrators who admired Persian poetry to nineteenth century American transcendentalists onto today's female whirling dervishes and South Asian and Middle Eastern immigrant Sufi guides and their movements, the many faceted expressions of Sufism such as its role in Western esotericism and its new articulations in cyberspace are traced and analyzed by international experts in the field"-- Provided by publisher, page 4 of cover.

Contents:

Introduction: Sufism in Western Contexts / Marcia Hermansen and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh

Part I. History, Reception, and Modes of Practice: 1. Analytic Essay: The Idea of Sufism in the West / Gregory A. Lipton and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh

2. Sufism and Western Esotericism / Patrick D. Bowen

3. Sufism and New Religious Movements / Olav Hammer

4. Western Sufi Institutions and Practices / Merin Shobhana Xavier

5. Cyber Sufism in the Global West / Robert Rozehnal

Part II. Sufism in Regional Contexts: 6. Analytic Essay: Sufism in Western Regional Settings / Jamal Malik

7. Sufism in Britain / Ron Geaves, Ayesha Khan and Amina Khatun

8. Sufism in Latin Europe (France, Spain, Italy) / Francesco Piraino and Antonio de Diego González

9. Sufism in German-Speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, German-Speaking Switzerland) / Gritt Klinkhammer and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh

10 Sufism in the Benelux Countries (Netherlands and Belgium) / M. Amer Morgahi

11. Sufism in Scandinavia / Simon Stjernholm

12. Sufism in North America / William Rory Dickson

13. Sufism in Latin America / Mark Sedgwick

14. Sufism in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand) / Milad Milani

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliograghical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Sufism in western contexts

ISBN:

9789004389830

9004389830

OCLC:

1369032576