TY - BOOK AU - Knysh,Alexander TI - Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism SN - 9780691191621 PY - 2017///] CY - Princeton, NJ : PB - Princeton University Press, KW - Mysticism KW - Islam KW - History KW - Sufism KW - RELIGION / Islam / General KW - bisacsh KW - Abrahamic religions KW - Al-Ghazali KW - Al-Qushayri KW - Asceticism KW - Author KW - Bernard McGinn (theologian) KW - Bruce Lincoln KW - Christian mysticism KW - Christianity and Islam KW - Christianity KW - Christopher Melchert KW - Dhikr KW - Dichotomy KW - Divine presence KW - Doctrine KW - Edward Said KW - Esoteric interpretation of the Quran KW - Exegesis KW - Fear of God KW - Fiqh KW - Font Bureau KW - God KW - Hadith KW - Heresy KW - Historiography KW - Ibn Khaldun KW - Ibn Taymiyyah KW - Idolatry KW - Illustration KW - Irfan KW - Islamic culture KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Islamic holy books KW - Islamic studies KW - Jews KW - Judaism KW - Judeo-Christian KW - Justification (theology) KW - Kafir KW - Kashf KW - Literature KW - Louis Massignon KW - Mansur Al-Hallaj KW - Modernity KW - Monasticism KW - Mosque KW - Muhammad KW - Murid KW - Muslim world KW - Muslim KW - Mystical theology KW - Najm al-Din KW - Naqshbandi KW - Narrative KW - Occult KW - Orientalism KW - Orthodoxy KW - P. J. Conkwright KW - Persecution KW - Philosopher KW - Philosophy KW - Physician KW - Piety KW - Plotinus KW - Polemic KW - Political correctness KW - Presence of God (Catholicism) KW - Princeton University Press KW - Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite KW - Quran KW - Religion KW - Religious studies KW - Religious text KW - Renunciation KW - Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi KW - Saint KW - Salafi movement KW - Sayyid KW - Sheikh KW - Silsila KW - Sufi cosmology KW - Sufi metaphysics KW - Sufi studies KW - Sunni Islam KW - Tariqa KW - The Sufis KW - Theology KW - Treatise KW - Ulama KW - Umberto Eco KW - Ummah KW - Wahhabism KW - William Chittick KW - World to come KW - World view KW - Worship KW - Writing N1 - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Illustrations and Diagrams --; Transliteration and Dates --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; How and Why Sufism Came to Be --; What’s in a Name? How Definitions of Sufism Have Become a Site of Polemical Partis - Pris --; Discourses --; Sufism in Comparison: The Common Ferment of Hellenism --; Practices, Ethos, Communities, and Leaders --; Sufism’s Recent Trajectories: What Lies Behind the Sufi- Salafi Confrontation? --; Conclusion --; Abbreviations --; Notes --; Bibliography --; Index; restricted access N2 - A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the presentAfter centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand of Islam, Sufism saw a sharp decline in the twentieth century, only to experience a stunning revival in recent decades. In this comprehensive new history of Sufism from the earliest centuries of Islam to today, Alexander Knysh, a leading expert on the subject, reveals the tradition in all its richness.Knysh explores how Sufism has been viewed by both insiders and outsiders since its inception. He examines the key aspects of Sufism, from definitions and discourses to leadership, institutions, and practices. He devotes special attention to Sufi approaches to the Qur’an, drawing parallels with similar uses of scripture in Judaism and Christianity. He traces how Sufism grew from a set of simple moral-ethical precepts into a sophisticated tradition with professional Sufi masters (shaykhs) who became powerful players in Muslim public life but whose authority was challenged by those advocating the equality of all Muslims before God. Knysh also examines the roots of the ongoing conflict between the Sufis and their fundamentalist critics, the Salafis—a major fact of Muslim life today.Based on a wealth of primary and secondary sources, Sufism is an indispensable account of a vital aspect of Islam UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400887972?locatt=mode:legacy UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781400887972 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781400887972/original ER -