| Description |
1 online resource |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Sufism beyond east and west -- Sufism in America -- The history of the Alami Ṭarīqa -- Joining a sufi ṭarīqa -- Issues of acculturation: ethnicity, race, and gender -- Ascetic spiritual practices -- Conclusion: sufism in america: implications for religion in modern times. |
| Summary |
This book sheds light on the living tradition of mystical Islam by focusing on the Alami Tariqa in Waterport, New York. It explores how this order has acculturated to the American setting, why individuals are drawn to the tariqa, and what it means to pursue spiritual goals in a modern, Western society. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Alami Tariqa (Waterport, N. Y.)
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Sufism -- New York (State) -- Waterport.
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Sufism. |
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New York (State) |
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hazen, Julianne, author. Sufism in America Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2017] 9781498533867 (DLC) 2016042835 |
| ISBN |
9781498533874 (Electronic) |
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1498533876 |
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9781498533867 (cloth) (alkaline paper) |
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