Sufism
Series
Brill Handbooks on Contemporary Religion
ISBN
9789004435544
Type
book section
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Editor(s)
Cusack, Carole M.
Upal, Muhammad Afzal
Abstract
The chapter offers an overview of Ṣūfism (taṣawwuf), covering Ṣūfi beliefs and practices, as well as their historical and social dimensions. First, it provides an introduction to the origins of the term ‘Ṣūfism’ and its etymology, with the aim of identifying the core of the Ṣūfi ethos, and the ways it is manifested through ritual. The historical development of Ṣūfism is explained from its initial otherworldly impetus to its routinisation, first into lodges scattered across the world, and later into well-established Ṣūfi Orders (ṭuruq, sing. ṭarīqa). The face of Ṣūfism today is then considered, by introducing the reader to today’s most relevant ṭuruq, and its location and influences. Finally, the chapter assesses the manifold influences Ṣūfism has exerted in religious as well as social and political movements across the world.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to education
HSG Profile Area
SHSS - Kulturen, Institutionen, Maerkte (KIM)
Book title
Handbook of Islamic Sects and Movements
Publisher
Brill
Publisher place
Leiden
Start page
517
End page
542
Pages
25
Subject(s)
Division(s)
Contact Email Address
marta.dominguez@unisg.ch
Eprints ID
257955
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