| Sufism in Europe and North America Contributor(s): Westerlund, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0415758750 ISBN-13: 9780415758758 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $54.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - Sufi - Political Science - Social Science | Regional Studies |
| Dewey: 297.409 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (0.57 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. |