| A Psychology of Early Sufi Samā`: Listening and Altered States Contributor(s): Avery, Kenneth S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415311063 ISBN-13: 9780415311069 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $171.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2004 Annotation: This book explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines sama, i.e. listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena, and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviors. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the 10th to the 12th centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture. A Psychology of Early Sufi Sama provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Non-classifiable - Psychology - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 297.401 |
| LCCN: 2003027685 |
| Series: Routledgecurzon Sufi Series |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.68" W x 8.76" (0.93 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines sam - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture. A Psychology of Early Sufi Sam provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking. |
