Sufism in Europe and North America

ISBN 10: 0415758750 / ISBN 13: 9780415758758

Published by Routledge, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sufism in Europe and North America
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415758750
• ISBN 13: 9780415758758
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Today there is a substantial and rapidly growing Muslim population in Europe and North America. Here, as elsewhere, many of the Muslims are Sufis. This book focuses mainly on issues of inculturation or contextualization of Sufism in the West. It shows that, while more traditional forms of Sufism exist, many radical changes have taken place in this part of the world. For instance, in some groups there are female sheikhs and a far-reaching pluralistic attitude to other religions. Hence Sufism is sometimes seen as something that transcends the boundaries of Islam.

About the Author

David Westerlund is Professor of Religious Studies at Södertörn University College in Stockholm and teaches also at the Universities of Uppsala and Gavle. His main interests are Islam in Africa and Europe, African indigenous religions and Christian-Muslim relations. He is currently the director of a multi-disciplinary project entitled 'Conflict or Peaceful Co-existence? Contemporary Christian-Muslim Relations'.