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Offers a survey of the formative period of Sufism - the main mystical tradition in Islam - from the ninth to the eleventh century. This book strikes a balance between social and intellectual history; identifies and articulates questions of interest to scho

Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities and although social misfits, were revered by the public yet denounced by cultural elites. This survey of this type of piety, traces the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands in Asia as well as the Middle East and Southeast Europe.