Routledge Handbook on Sufism

<p>This is a chronological history of the Sufi tradition, divided in to three sections, early, middle and modern periods. The book comprises 35 independent chapters with easily identifiable themes and/or geographical threads, all written by recognised experts in the field.</p><p>The volume outlines the origins and early developments of Sufism by assessing the formative thinkers and practitioners and investigating specific pietistic themes. The middle period contains an examination of the emergence of the Sufi Orders and illustrates the diversity of the tradition. This middle period also analyses the fate of Sufism during the time of the Gunpowder Empires. Finally, the end period includes representative surveys of Sufism in several countries, both in the West and in traditional "Islamic" regions.</p><p>This comprehensive and up-to-date collection of studies provides a guide to the Sufi tradition. The <i>Handbook </i>is a valuable resource for students and researchers with an interest in religion, Islamic Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.</p> <p>Transliteration Preface <strong>PART I: THE EARLY PERIOD </strong>1. The Origins of Sufism <em>Lloyd Ridgeon </em>2. al-Ḥārith al-Muḥāsibī and Spiritual Purification between Asceticism and Mysticism <em>Gavin Picken </em>3. al-Junayd al-Baghdādī: Chief of the Sect <em>Erik S. Ohlander </em>4. Abū Yazīd al-Bisṭāmī and Discussions about Intoxicated Sufism <em>Annabel Keeler </em>5. Al-Ghazālī: In Praise of Sufism<b> </b><em>Carole Hillenbrand </em>6. ‘Ayn al-Quḍāt’s </p><p>Qur’ānic Vision: From Black Words to White Parchment <em>Mohammed Rustom </em>7. Ibn ‘Arabī and the Akbarī Tradition<b> </b><em>Jawad Qureshi </em>8. Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī and his Place in the History of Sufism <em>Ibrahim Gamard </em>9.<em> </em>Opposition to Sufis in the Formative Period <em>Harith Ramli </em>10. Narrativizing Early Mystic and Sufi Women <em>Sara Abdel-Latif </em>11. Sufism and Travelling <em>Arin Salamah-Qudsi </em>12. Sufism and Qur’ānic Ethics <em>Atif Khalil </em>13. Love and Beauty in Sufism <em>Joseph Lumbard </em>14. Sufism in Classical Persian Poetry <i>Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab </i><strong>PART II: THE MIDDLE PERIOD </strong>15. Sufi Orders in the Medieval Period <em>Lloyd Ridgeon </em>16. The Bektaşiyya <em>Riza Yildirim </em>17. The Chishtiyya <em>Scott Kugle </em>18. The Qalandariyya<b> </b><em>Katherine Pratt Ewing and Ilona Gerbakher </em>19. The Shādhiliyya <em>Lahouari Ramzi Taleb </em>20. Sufism, Tombs and Convents <em>Thierry Zarcone </em>21. Clothing and Investiture in Medieval Sufism <em>Eyad Abuali </em>22. Sufism and Christian Mysticism <em>Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh </em>23. The Jewish-Sufi Encounter in the Middle Ages <em>Elisha Russ-Fishbane </em>24. Sufism and the Hindu <i>dharma</i> <em>Thomas </em>Därnhardt <em> </em>25. Sufism and the Safavids of Iran <em>Andrew Newman </em>26. Sufism and the Mughals of India <em>Kashshaf Ghani </em>27. Sufism in the Ottoman Empire <em>John J. Curry </em>28. The Qāḍīzādelis and Sufism <i>Mustapha Sheikh </i><strong>PART III: THE MODERN PERIOD </strong>29. Sufism in Modern Turkey <em>Kim Shively </em>30. Sufism in the UK <em>Ron Geaves </em>31. Sufism and Vernacular Knowledge in Sindh <em>Michel Boivin </em>32. A SUFISM FOR OUR TIME: THE EGYPTIAN SOCIETY FOR SPIRITUAL AND CULTURAL RESEARCH <em>Valerie J. Hoffman </em>33. Sufism in Modern Morocco <em>Marta Dominguez Diaz </em>34. Sufism in Senegal <em>John Glover </em>35. Sufism in North America <i>Juliane Hammer</i></p>