Nathan Hofer received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently Assistant Professor of Islam in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. His research is broadly concerned with the social history of Sufism in the central Islamic lands, with a particular emphasis on exploring the relationship between social formation and textual production.

In this ground-breaking comprehensive study of Sufis in Egypt during the 12th–14th centuries, Hofer offers the first serious explanation of the popularization of Sufism in the later middle period of Islamic history. This bold and innovative book, rich in both substance and theory, makes major advances in our understanding of medieval Sufism and deserves to be read widely by specialists and general readers alike.

• IntroductionPart I. State-Sponsored Sufism1. The Khānqāh2. The Sufis of the Khānqāh3. What is Popular about the Khānqāh?Part II. State-Sanctioned Sufism4. The Emergence of the Shādhilīya in Egypt5. Al-Iskandarī’s Image of the Shādhilī ṭarīqa6. The Popularization of Shādhilī SufismPart III. Unruly Sufism7. The Regional Context of Upper-Egyptian Sufism8. Sufi Activists and Enforcers9. Wonder Working SufisConcluding RemarksWorks Cited

Nathan Hofer received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently Assistant Professor of Islam in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. His research is broadly concerned with the social history of Sufism in the central Islamic lands, with a particular emphasis on exploring the relationship between social formation and textual production.

In this ground-breaking comprehensive study of Sufis in Egypt during the 12th–14th centuries, Hofer offers the first serious explanation of the popularization of Sufism in the later middle period of Islamic history. This bold and innovative book, rich in both substance and theory, makes major advances in our understanding of medieval Sufism and deserves to be read widely by specialists and general readers alike.

• IntroductionPart I. State-Sponsored Sufism1. The Khānqāh2. The Sufis of the Khānqāh3. What is Popular about the Khānqāh?Part II. State-Sanctioned Sufism4. The Emergence of the Shādhilīya in Egypt5. Al-Iskandarī’s Image of the Shādhilī ṭarīqa6. The Popularization of Shādhilī SufismPart III. Unruly Sufism7. The Regional Context of Upper-Egyptian Sufism8. Sufi Activists and Enforcers9. Wonder Working SufisConcluding RemarksWorks Cited

Nathan Hofer received his Ph.D. from the Graduate Division of Religion at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently Assistant Professor of Islam in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri. His research is broadly concerned with the social history of Sufism in the central Islamic lands, with a particular emphasis on exploring the relationship between social formation and textual production.

In this ground-breaking comprehensive study of Sufis in Egypt during the 12th–14th centuries, Hofer offers the first serious explanation of the popularization of Sufism in the later middle period of Islamic history. This bold and innovative book, rich in both substance and theory, makes major advances in our understanding of medieval Sufism and deserves to be read widely by specialists and general readers alike.

• IntroductionPart I. State-Sponsored Sufism1. The Khānqāh2. The Sufis of the Khānqāh3. What is Popular about the Khānqāh?Part II. State-Sanctioned Sufism4. The Emergence of the Shādhilīya in Egypt5. Al-Iskandarī’s Image of the Shādhilī ṭarīqa6. The Popularization of Shādhilī SufismPart III. Unruly Sufism7. The Regional Context of Upper-Egyptian Sufism8. Sufi Activists and Enforcers9. Wonder Working SufisConcluding RemarksWorks Cited