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Zusatztext This is an invaluable book. The contributors bring their observations! analysis and rigour to the study of Sufism in Britain in a single volume. A reader is comfortably carried from one experience to the next and in the process is able to assess Sufis' changing interpretations and priorities! and the challenges they pose to other strands of thought as well as to normative Sufi self-understanding. The shared knowledge and insight the book offers merits a far reaching audience. Informationen zum Autor Ron Geaves is Visiting Professor in the Centre for the Study of Islam in the UK based in the School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University, UK. Ronald Greaves is Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, University of Chester and Interfaith Adviser to the Bishop of Chester. Theodore Gabriel is Emeritus Lecturer and Honarary Fellow in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Gloucestershire. Both men have edited and written many articles and books on various religious subjects. Theodore Gabriel is Associate Senior Lecturer and Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Gloucestershire, UK. Sufism in Britain provides an objective analysis of trends and developments in the beliefs and practices of Sufis in Britain. Through examining the theory and history involved and case studies, it offers a significant contribution to the political and religious re-organisation of the Muslim presence in Britain, and the West. Zusammenfassung Sufism in Britain provides an objective analysis of trends and developments in the beliefs and practices of Sufis in Britain. Through examining the theory and history involved and case studies, it offers a significant contribution to the political and religious re-organisation of the Muslim presence in Britain, and the West. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: Theory 1. Expressions of Spirituality in Islam: Unity and diversity in Sufi thought and practice Theodore Gabriel and Ron Geaves 2. Transformation and Trends among British Sufis Ron Geaves 3. Universal Sufis in the UK: Sufism for Everyone? Roy Jackson PART II: History 4. Shaykh Abdullah Ali al-Hakimi, the ‘Alawi Tariqa and British-Yemenis Mohammad S Seddon, 5. Sufism in Britain: The Da‘wa of Shaykh ‘Abdalqadir as-Sufi Yasin Dutton 6. The One or the Many? Transnational Sufism and Locality in the British Budshishiyya Marta Dominguez-Diaz 7. Conversion Narratives among the Alami and Rifa’i Tariqa in Britain Julianne Hazen PART III: Case Studies 8. Online Sufism – Young British Muslims, their internet ‘selves’ and virtual reality Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor 9. The Rise of the “Traditional Islam” Network(s): Neo-Sufism and British Muslim Youth Sadek Hamid 10. What is the Naqshbandi-Haqqani tariqa ? Notes on Developments and a Critique of Typologies Simon Stjernholm 11. Reliving the ‘Classical Islam’: emergence and working of the Minhajul Quran movement in the UK Amer Morgahi 12. “Ours is not a caravan of despair”:the influence and presence of the Turkish Sunni Nurcu Movement of Hojaeffendi Fethullah Gülen in the UK Ian G. Williams NotesBibliographyIndex...
