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This work studies the veneration practices and rituals of the Muslim saints. It outlines principal trends of the main Sufi orders in India, the profiles and teachings of the famous and less known saints, and the development of pilgrimage to their tombs in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. This title examines sama' - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours.

Sheds light on the early development of Turkish literature and attempts to show the continuity in this development between Turks and Anatolia. This book addresses this topic within the context of other subjects, including Sufism, Islam and the genesis of Turkish culture in the Muslim world. It is a contribution to the study of Turkish literature.

This volume assesses the evolution of anti-Sufism since the mid-18th century and Sufi strategies for survival. It also considers the efforts of a few significant Muslim intellectuals to contemplate a future for a mystical approach to Islam without traditional Sufism.

This interdisciplinary volume brings together histories and experiences of Sufism in various parts of Africa, offering case studies on several countries that include Morocco, Algeria, Senegal, Egypt, Sudan, Mali, and Nigeria. It uses a variety of methodologies ranging from the hermeneutical, through historiographic to ethnographic, in a comprehensive examination of the politics and performance of Sufism in Africa. While the politics of Sufism pertains largely to historical and textual analysis to highlight paradigms of sanctity in different geographical areas in Africa, the aspect of performance adopts a decidedly ethnographic approach, combining history, history of art and discourse analysis. Together, analysis of these two aspects reveals the many faces of Sufism that have remained hitherto hidden.

This book examines the relationship between Sufism and society in the later medieval and early modern Islamic world. Thematically organized, it includes case studies drawn from the Middle Eastern, Turkic, Persian and South Asian regions. It looks to reconceptualize the study of Sufism during an under-researched period of its history.

This book examines the development of Sufi movements that have migrated from their place of origin to become global religious networks.

Offers a fresh perspective and insight into the cultural horizon of pre-Sufi mystical Islam, which, especially in the Eastern regions of the Islamic Caliphate, still retained traces of pre-Islamic esoteric traditions.

Investigates the development of Sufism in Western societies, with a regional focus on North America and Europe. This book explores a number of issues relating to the dynamic tensions between religious globalization processes and specific sacred localities. It is suitable for scholars and students of religion, Islam and Sufism in particular.