The Popularisation of Sufism in Ayyubid and Mamluk Egypt, 1173-1325 (Hardcover)


In the 12th - 14th centuries, Sufism ('Islamic mysticism') became extraordinarily popular across Egypt. Elites and non-elites, rulers and ruled, the wealthy and the poor, even Jews, all embraced a variety of Sufi ideas and practices. This book is the first systematic investigation of how and why this popularisation occurred. It surveys several Sufi groups, from different regions of Egypt, and details how each of them promulgated, performed, and popularised their specific Sufi doctrines and practices. This popularisation would have a profound impact on the Egyptian religious landscape and on the subsequent history of Islam more broadly.

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In the 12th - 14th centuries, Sufism ('Islamic mysticism') became extraordinarily popular across Egypt. Elites and non-elites, rulers and ruled, the wealthy and the poor, even Jews, all embraced a variety of Sufi ideas and practices. This book is the first systematic investigation of how and why this popularisation occurred. It surveys several Sufi groups, from different regions of Egypt, and details how each of them promulgated, performed, and popularised their specific Sufi doctrines and practices. This popularisation would have a profound impact on the Egyptian religious landscape and on the subsequent history of Islam more broadly.

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Imprint

Edinburgh University Press

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

July 2015

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Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

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Dimensions

234 x 156 x 23mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover - Cloth over boards

Pages

320

ISBN-13

978-0-7486-9421-1

Barcode

9780748694211

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LSN

0-7486-9421-8



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