Sufism in Ottoman Egypt - Circulation, Renewal Authority in Seventeenth Eighteenth Centuries

List of contents

Introduction 1. Circulation and Networks: The Role of Cairo and Al-Azhar 2. Education: How to Guide Disciples? 3. The Muhammadan Path and Sufi Renewal 4. Prophetic Heritage, Authority and the Intercession of Saints Conclusion

About the author

Rachida Chih is a Research Fellow at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique and a member of the Center for Turkish, Ottoman, Balkan, and Central Asian Studies, at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, France.

Summary

This book analyses the development of Sufism in Ottoman Egypt, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examining the cultural, socio-economic and political backdrop against which Sufism gained prominence, it looks at its influence in both the institutions for religious learning and popular piety.

Product details

• Authors: Rachida Chih
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780367730451
• ISBN: 978-0-367-73045-1
• No. of pages: 172
• Series: Routledge Sufi Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Ottoman Empire, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Egypt, HISTORY / Middle East / Turkey & Ottoman Empire, RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, mysticism, History of Religion, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Middle Eastern history, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, HISTORY / Middle East / Egypt, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis