Contemporary Sufism

Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture

AvMeena Sharify-Funk,William Dickson

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary tremendously, even among Sufis themselves. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture brings to light the religious frameworks that shape the views of Sufism’s friends, adversaries, admirers, and detractors and, in the process, helps readers better understand the diversity of contemporary Sufism, the pressures and cultural openings to which it responds, and the many divergent opinions about contemporary Sufism’s relationship to Islam. The three main themes: piety, politics, and popular culture are explored in relation to the Islamic and Western contexts that shape them, as well as to the historical conditions that frame contemporary debates. This book is split into three parts:• Sufism and anti-Sufism in contemporary contexts;• Contemporary Sufism in the West: Poetic influences and popular manifestations;• Gendering Sufism: Tradition and transformation. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the challenges of contemporary Sufism as well as its relationship to Islam, gender, and the West. It offers an ideal starting point from which undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and lecturers can explore Sufism today.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-12-15
Mått:156 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:460 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:270
Förlag:Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:9781138687301

Utforska kategorier

Kulturvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Islam inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Meena Sharify-Funk is Associate Professor and the Chair of the Religion and Culture Department at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada. William Rory Dickson is Assistant Professor of Islamic Religion and Culture at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. Merin Shobhana Xavier is Assistant Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion at Ithaca College, USA.

Recensioner i media

"Contemporary Sufism examines both "God’s unruly friends", as well as the scholars who have studied, written about, interpreted, and theorized about them. This is a welcome addition to the literature on Sufism and its interpreters." Amir Hussain, Department of Theological Studies, Loyola Marymount University, USA "Contemporary Sufism fills an enormous gap in the Islamic Studies literature. The analysis offered here is especially powerful because it reveals the many ways in which Sufi practices challenge the conventional wisdom about gender and religious authority in Islam. Essential reading for anyone looking to understand religion and society in the Muslim world today." Peter Mandaville, author of Islam and Politics, George Mason University, USA"A commendable research work, this volume is enhanced by it’s comprehensible text, lucidity, text-title relevance, and rich notes at the end of each chapter. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture is a must-read for students, researchers, and those with an expertise in religious studies, Islam, and Sufism and is highly recommended for the general readership as well." Mohammad Irfan Shah, Department of Islamic Studies at Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction. Chapter 1: Contextualizing the production of knowledge on contemporary Sufism in the West. PART I: SUFISM AND ANTI-SUFISM IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXTS. Chapter 2: Heart or heresy? The historical debate over Sufism’s place in Islam. Chapter 3: Contesting Sufism today: Contemporary Sufi and anti-Sufi responses. PART II: CONTEMPORARY SUFISM IN THE WEST: POETIC INFLUENCES AND POPULAR MANIFESTATIONS. Chapter 4: Sufism in the eyes of the West: Colonialists, Romantics, and Transcendentalists. Chapter 5: The era of Rumi: Contemporary Sufism and popular culture. PART III. GENDERING SUFISM: TRADITION AND TRANSFORMATION. Chapter 6: Perfecting the self: Female Sufi saints in Islamic history. Chapter 7: "Women of light": Contemporary female Sufi leaders. Conclusion: Discourses of authenticity and complementary contradictions in contemporary Sufism

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