Sufism in an Age of Transition: 'umar Al-suhrawardi and the Rise of the Islamic Mystical Brotherhoods

Ohlander, Erik S.

ISBN 10: 9004163557 / ISBN 13: 9789004163553

Published by Brill Academic Pub, 2008

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sufism in an Age of Transition: 'umar Al-suhrawardi and the Rise of the Islamic Mystical Brotherhoods
• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004163557
• ISBN 13: 9789004163553
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.77 kilograms

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Synopsis

Although the early thirteenth century was a critical period in the development of Sufism, it has received little scholarly attention. Based on heretofore unexplored sources, this book examines a pivotal figure from this period: the scholar, mystic, statesman, and eponym of one of the earliest ṭarīqa lineages, ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī. In situating Suhrawardī’s life work in its social, political, and religious contexts, this book suggests that his universalizing Sufi system was not only enmeshed within a broader economy of Muslim religious learning, but also furnished social spaces which allowed for novel modes of participation in Sufi religiosity. In doing so, this book provides a framework for understanding the increasingly ubiquitous presence of intentional Sufi communities and institutions throughout the late-medieval Islamic world.

About the Author

Erik S. Ohlander, Ph.D. (2004) in Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, is Assistant Professor of Religious studies at Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He has published on Sufism, Qur'anic studies, and medieval Islamic intellectual and social history.