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Informationen zum Autor Julian Baldick was, until his retirement in 2007, Reader in the Study of Religions at King's College London. He is the author of Homer and the Indo-Europeans: Comparing Mythologies; Black God: The Afroasiatic Roots of Jewish, Christian and Muslim Religions; and Animal and Shaman: Ancient Religions of Central Asia (new edition, 2012), all published by I.B.Tauris. Klappentext Sufism is Islam's principal mystical tradition. It is a centuries-old path to spirituality with devotees throughout the Islamic world! fundamentally influencing Muslim belief. This title covers the history of the Sufi spiritual tradition! ranging from the Mughal and Safavid empires of India and Persia to the Whirling Dervishes of Ottoman Turkey. Vorwort Sufism is Islam's principal mystical tradition. It is a centuries-old path to spirituality with devotees throughout the Islamic world, fundamentally influencing Muslim belief. This title covers the history of the Sufi spiritual tradition, ranging from the Mughal and Safavid empires of India and Persia to the Whirling Dervishes of Ottoman Turkey. Zusammenfassung Sufism is Islam's principal mystical tradition. It is a centuries-old path to spirituality with devotees throughout the Islamic world, fundamentally influencing Muslim belief. This title covers the history of the Sufi spiritual tradition, ranging from the Mughal and Safavid empires of India and Persia to the Whirling Dervishes of Ottoman Turkey. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionSufism’s beginningsFrom construction to systematization (c. 922 – c. 1240)Elders and empires (c. 1240- c. 1700)Into the modern worldConclusionsNotesBibliographyIndex I: Brotherhoods, sub-brotherhoods, branches and offshootsIndex II: Names of persons mentionedIndex III: Technical terms
