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Record Nr.

UNINA9910827495903321

Autore

Ohlander Erik S

Titolo

Sufism in an age of transition [[electronic resource] ] : ʻUmar al-Suhrawardī and the rise of the Islamic mystical brotherhoods / / by Erik S. Ohlander

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2008

ISBN

1-283-06054-X

9786613060549

90-474-3214-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (382 p.)

Collana

Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, , 0929-2403 ; ; v. 71

Disciplina

297.4/8

Soggetti

Suhrawardīyah

Sufism - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-337) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Materials / Erik S. Ohlander -- Introduction / Erik S. Ohlander -- Chapter One. Situating Al-Suhrawardī In Time, Space, And Text / Erik S. Ohlander -- Chapter Two. The Makings Of A Sufi Master / Erik S. Ohlander -- Chapter Three. Writing Authority / Erik S. Ohlander -- Chapter Four. Mari῾Fa Disciplined And Institutionalized / Erik S. Ohlander -- Chapter Five. Imperial And Other Projects / Erik S. Ohlander -- Conclusion / Erik S. Ohlander -- Bibliography / Erik S. Ohlander -- Index Of Persons And Places / Erik S. Ohlander -- Index Of Book Titles / Erik S. Ohlander -- Index Of Terms And Concepts / Erik S. Ohlander.

Sommario/riassunto

Although the early thirteenth century was a critical period in the development of Sufism, it has received little scholarly attention. Based on heretofore unexplored sources, this book examines a pivotal figure from this period: the scholar, mystic, statesman, and eponym of one of the earliest ṭarīqa lineages, ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī. In situating Suhrawardī’s life work in its social, political, and religious contexts, this book suggests that his universalizing Sufi system was not only enmeshed within a broader economy of Muslim religious learning, but also furnished social spaces which allowed for novel modes of



participation in Sufi religiosity. In doing so, this book provides a framework for understanding the increasingly ubiquitous presence of intentional Sufi communities and institutions throughout the late-medieval Islamic world.