Sufism and Islamic Reform in Egypt - The Battle for Islamic Tradition

Zusatztext No other monograph in English explores so fully the tensions between Sufi practitioners and self-styled reformers over textual interpretation! ritual observance! and miraculous events. The study is replete with primary source annotation and careful attention to major controversies...fine analysis of modern-day Egyptian Sufism. Klappentext The tension between tradition and reform in the Arab world is one of the most urgent and problematic issues of today. The Sufis of Egypt are one of the most important sects in the Islamic world. Using material recorded at Sufi gatherings over the last five years! this book presents a contemporary! balanced study of their attempts to reform Sufism from within and maintain its traditions in defence of hostile criticism. Zusammenfassung The tension between tradition and reform in the Arab world is one of the most urgent and problematic issues of today. Using material recorded at contemporary Sufi gatherings, this is a detailed analysis of the Sufis of Egypt, one of the most important sects in the Islamic world.

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• Authors: Julian Johansen, Julian (Formerly Junior Research Fellow Johansen, Johansen Julian
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.03.1996
• EAN: 9780198267577
• ISBN: 978-0-19-826757-7
• No. of pages: 332
• Series: Oxford Oriental Monographs; Oxford Oriental Monographs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, Egypt, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities