[PDF.64hw] Sufism, Mystics, and Saints in Modern Egypt (Studies in Comparative Religion)

Sufism, Mystics, and Saints in Modern Egypt (Studies in Comparative Religion)

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 | #4078600 in Books |  University of South Carolina Press |  1995-11-11 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  1.76 x6.34 x9.31l, | File type: PDF | 461 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent manual on Sufism and the mystical tradition in Egypt|By Alex Temple|I studied under Valerie Hoffman at the University of Illinois and purchased this book years later to revisit some of what was taught in class and broaden my understanding of sufism in particular and the mystical tradition in general within Egypt.

Mrs. Hoffman clearly illustrates throughout| |“This work provides a wonderful introduction to contemporary Egyptian Sufism. . . . Hoffman skillfully weaves medieval texts and contemporary ethnography, combining her several years of fieldwork in Egypt with an analysis and incorporation of classical S

For centuries Sufism—Islamic mysticism—held a major place in Islamic spirituality, intellectual life, and popular religion. While many scholars have commented on Sufism's decline, few have delved deeply into present-day Egyptian Sufism or considered it as a system in its own right. Drawing on her detailed fieldwork and a variety of little known literary sources, Valerie J. Hoffman presents Sufism as it exists in Egypt today, in the vivid experiences of its ad...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Sufism, Mystics, and Saints in Modern Egypt (Studies in Comparative Religion)   |  Valerie J. Hoffman. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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