Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism (NYU Studies in NE Civilization) - Softcover

Baldick, Julian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0814711391 ISBN 13: 9780814711392

Publisher: NYU Press, 2012

Synopsis

Sufism is Islam’s main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and practices.

Mystical Islam offers an introduction that encompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition over fourteen centuries of Islam. This accessible work covers the origins of Sufism and early influences, particularly from Christianity; the rise of the great Sufi organizations; the thought of Sufism’s main theorist and systemizer, Ibn Arabi; Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes; relations with Shi’ism in Iran; Sufism in the heyday of the great empires in Iran, India, and Turkey; and relations with Turkey and Egypt during the nineteenth century as well as Sufi practices in the twentieth century.

In a new afterword, the author reflects on recent scholarship and offers fresh perspectives on this fascinating tradition of belief and devotion.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Sufism is Islam's main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries of the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and practices. In this book Julian Baldick examines the historical development of Sufi doctrine and practices over the fourteen centuries of Islam.

About the Author:

Julian Baldick was Reader in the Study of Religions at King’s College, London. He is the author of Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism, among other titles.

About this edition

• Publisher: NYU Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0814711391
• ISBN 13: 9780814711392
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208