| Sufism in Europe and North America Contributor(s): Westerlund, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415325919 ISBN-13: 9780415325912 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $218.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2004 Annotation: 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 contextualisation of Sufism in the West. It shows that, while more traditional forms of Sufism exist too, many radical changes have taken place in this part of the world. For instance, there are in some groups female sheikhs and a far-reaching pluralistic attitude to other religions. Hence Sufism is sometimes seen as something that transcends the boundaries of Islam |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - Sufi |
| Dewey: 297.409 |
| LCCN: 2003022477 |
| Physical Information: 0.56" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.84 lbs) 172 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |