LEADER 03657nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910811532403321 005 20230511214807.0 010 $a1-283-85639-5 010 $a90-04-21576-X 024 7 $a10.1163/ej.9789004194625.i-358 035 $a(CKB)2670000000173834 035 $a(EBL)1092439 035 $a(OCoLC)817584075 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000795761 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11459955 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000795761 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10786972 035 $a(PQKB)10412752 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000652976 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12287989 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000652976 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10642802 035 $a(PQKB)10594932 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1092439 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004215764 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1092439 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10633300 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL416889 035 $a(PPN)170427714 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000173834 100 $a20121224d2000 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aIslamic mysticism $ea short history /$fAlexander Knysh 210 1$aLeiden ;$aBoston :$cBrill,$d2000. 215 $a1 online resource (372 pages) 225 1 $aThemes in Islamic studies ;$vvol. 1 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a90-04-10717-7 311 0 $a90-04-19462-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE BEGINNINGS -- ASCETICISM AND MYSTICISM IN WESTERN PROVINCES: SYRIA AND EGYPT -- THE SUFISM OF THE BAGHDAD SCHOOL -- THE ?INTOXICATED? MYSTICISM OF AL-BIS??M? AND AL-?ALL?J -- ASCETIC AND MYSTICAL MOVEMENTS IN BA?RA AND KHUR?S?N -- THE SYSTEMATIZATION OF THE SUFI TRADITION -- SUFISM AS LITERATURE AND METAPHYSICS: THE GRAND MASTERS OF SUFI POETRY AND PHILOSOPHY -- UNITY AND DIVERSITY IN SUFISM. THE RISE OF THE ?AR?QAS -- SUFI INSTITUTIONS IN REGIONAL CONTEXTS OVER THE LAST SIX CENTURIES -- MAJOR SUFI CONCEPTS AND INSTITUTIONS -- GENERAL CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX OF BOOK TITLES -- INDEX OF TERMS. 330 $aThe book provides a general survey of the history of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) since its inception up to the modern time. It combines chronological and personality-based approaches to the subject with a thematic discussion of principal Sufi notions and institutions. Sufism is examined from a variety of different perspectives: as a vibrant social institution, a specific form of artistic expression (mainly poetic), an ascetic and contemplative practice, and a distinctive intellectual tradition that derived its vitality from a dialogue with other strands of Islamic thought. The book emphasizes the wide variety of Sufism's interactions with the society and its institutions from an ascetic withdrawal from the world to an active involvement in its affairs by individual Sufi masters and organizations. Islamic Mysticism by Knysh is a comprehensive survey of the interesting and fascinating world of Islamic Mysticism. 410 0$aThemes in Islamic studies ;$v1. 606 $aSufism$xHistory 606 $aMysticism$xIslam$xHistory 615 0$aSufism$xHistory. 615 0$aMysticism$xIslam$xHistory. 676 $a297.4 676 $a297.409 700 $aKnysh$b Alexander D$01113722 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811532403321 996 $aIslamic mysticism$93961189 997 $aUNINA