Routledge Handbook on Sufism

Lloyd Ridgeon

ISBN 10: 1138040126 / ISBN 13: 9781138040120

Published by Routledge, 2021

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Routledge Handbook on Sufism
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1138040126
• ISBN 13: 9781138040120
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: International Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This is a chronological history of the Sufi tradition, divided in to three sections, early, middle and modern periods. The book comprises 35 independent chapters with easily identifiable themes and/or geographical threads, all written by recognised experts in the field.

The volume outlines the origins and early developments of Sufism by assessing the formative thinkers and practitioners and investigating specific pietistic themes. The middle period contains an examination of the emergence of the Sufi Orders and illustrates the diversity of the tradition. This middle period also analyses the fate of Sufism during the time of the Gunpowder Empires. Finally, the end period includes representative surveys of Sufism in several countries, both in the West and in traditional "Islamic" regions.

This comprehensive and up-to-date collection of studies provides a guide to the Sufi tradition. The Handbook is a valuable resource for students and researchers with an interest in religion, Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.

About the Author

Lloyd Ridgeon is reader in Islamic Studies at Glasgow University. His main research interests include Persianate Sufism and also Iranian history and modern Iranian culture. He has published extensively on areas including javānmardī, and he is currently writing a book on how the ḥijāb has been understood by modern Iranian seminarians.