LEADER 03869nam 22007331 450 001 9910968255303321 005 20120709164649.0 010 $a9786613606242 010 $a9781472548474 010 $a1472548477 010 $a9781280576553 010 $a1280576553 010 $a9781441185457 010 $a1441185453 024 7 $a10.5040/9781472548474 035 $a(CKB)2670000000174813 035 $a(EBL)894572 035 $a(OCoLC)787843552 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000633368 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12238290 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000633368 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10616667 035 $a(PQKB)11473595 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC894572 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL894572 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10554622 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL360624 035 $a(OCoLC)1057401805 035 $a(UtOrBLW)bpp09255489 035 $a(UtOrBLW)BP9781472548474BC 035 $a(Perlego)806676 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000174813 100 $a20140929d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aClassical spirituality in contemporary America $ethe confluence and contribution of G.I. Gurdjieff and Sufism /$fMichael S. Pittman 210 1$aNew York :$cContinuum,$d2011. 215 $a1 online resource (257 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9781472522931 311 08$a1472522931 311 08$a9781441165237 311 08$a1441165231 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 231-240) and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Gurdjieff and Sufism: The Creation of a Discourse -- 2. Gurdjieff's Discourse on the Soul: Beelzebub's Tales and Sufism -- 3. J.G. Bennett and the Gospel of Gurdjieff and Sufism -- 4. Gurdjieff, American Style: Sherborne House and Claymont Court -- 5. Gurdjieff and the Continuing Influence of Sufism in America -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a"G.I. Gurdjieff (d. 1949) remains an important, if controversial, figure in early 20th-century Western Esoteric thought. Born in the culturally diverse region of the Caucasus, Gurdjieff traveled in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere in search of practical spiritual knowledge. Though oftentimes allusive, references to Sufi teachings and characters take a prominent position in Gurdjieff's work and writings. Since his death, a discourse on Gurdjieff and Sufism has developed through the contributions as well as critiques of his students and interlocutors. J.G. Bennett began an experimental 'Fourth Way' school in England in the 1970s which included the introduction of Sufi practices and teachings. In America this discourse has further expanded through the collaboration and engagement of contemporary Sufi teachers. This work does not simply demonstrate the influence of Gurdjieff and his ideas, but approaches the specific discourse on and about Gurdjieff and Sufism in the context of contemporary religious and spiritual teachings, particularly in the United States, and highlights some of the adaptive, boundary-crossing, and hybrid features that have led to the continuing influence of Sufism."--Bloomsbury Publishing. 606 $aFourth Way (Occultism)$xRelations$xSufism 606 $aFourth Way (Occultism)$zUnited States 606 $aSufism$xRelations$xFourth Way (Occultism) 606 $2Sufism & Islamic mysticism 615 0$aFourth Way (Occultism)$xRelations$xSufism. 615 0$aFourth Way (Occultism) 615 0$aSufism$xRelations$xFourth Way (Occultism) 676 $a297.4092 700 $aPittman$b Michael$01800853 801 0$bUtOrBLW 801 1$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910968255303321 996 $aClassical spirituality in contemporary America$94345809 997 $aUNINA