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Historical Dictionary of Sufism 2ed

  • ISBN-13: 9780810879737
  • Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
  • By John Renard
  • Price: AUD $357.00
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  • Local release date: 14/01/2016
  • Format: Hardback 582 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Islam [HRH]
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The most broadly accepted explanation of Sufism i the etymological derivation of the term from the Arabic for "wool," suf, associating practitioners with a preference for poor, rough clothing. This explanation clearly identifies Sufism with ascetical practice and the importance of manifesting spiritual poverty through material poverty. In fact, some of the earliest "Western" descriptions of individuals now widely associated with the larger phenomenon of Sufism identified them with the Arabic term faqir, mendicant, or its most common Persian equivalent, darwish. Sufism, as presented here embraces a host of features including the ritual, institutional, psychological, hermeneutical, artistic, literary, ethical, and epistemological. This second edition of Historical Dictionary of Sufism contains a chronology, an introduction, a glossary, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 1,000 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, major historical figures and movements, practices, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Sufism.
Editor's Foreword (Jon Woronoff) Acknowledgments and Credits Reader's Note Map [2-page spread] Chronology Introduction THE DICTIONARY Glossary Bibliography About the Author
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