by John Hinnells (Editor), Jamal Malik (Editor)
Surveying the history of Islamic mysticism in North America and Europe, this book elaborates the ideas and institutions which organize Sufism and folk-religious practices. The chapters cover: the orders and movements; their social base; organization and institutionalization; recruitment-patterns in new environments; and more.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 224
Edition: 1
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 08 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0415274079
ISBN 13: 9780415274074