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Sufi Ritual (Routledge Sufi Series) - Softcover

Book 24 of 37: Routledge Sufi

Netton, Ian Richard

 
9780700712540: Sufi Ritual (Routledge Sufi Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0700712542 ISBN 13: 9780700712540
Publisher: Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

This study reveals the world of Sufi ritual with particular reference to two major Sufi orders. It examines the ritual and practices of these orders and surveys their organisation and hierarchy, initiation ceremonies, and aspects of their liturgy such as dhikr (litany) and sama (mystical concert). Comparisons are made with the five pillars of Islam (arkan), and the Sufi rituals, together with the arkan, are examined from the perspective of theology, phenomenology, anthropology and semiotics. The work concludes with an examination of the Sufi in the context of alienation. This is a major work which highlights the importance of Sufi ritual and locates it within the broader domain of the Islamic world.

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About the Author

Ian Richard Netton Professor of Arabic Studies University of Leeds

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0700712542
ISBN 13 
9780700712540
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
232