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

ISBN-13: 9780748694211 / Angielski / Twarda / 2015 / 320 str.

Nathan Hofer

Opis

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.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: State-Sponsored Sufism; 1. The Kh?nq?h; 2. The Sufis of the Kh?nq?h; 3. What is Popular about the Kh?nq?h?; Part 2: State-Sanctioned Sufism; 4. The Emergence of the Sh?dhil?ya in Egypt; 5. Al-Iskandar?’s Image of the Sh?dhil? ?ar?qa; 6. The Popularization of Sh?dhil? Sufism; Part 3: Unruly Sufism; 7. The Regional Context of Upper-Egyptian Sufism; 8. Sufi Activists and Enforcers; 9. Wonder Working Sufis; Concluding Remarks; Works Cited.