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1 online resource (vi, 211 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
Sufism has long constituted one of the most powerful drawcards to people embracing Islam. This book considers a broad range of questions relating to Sufism, including its history, manifestations in various countries and communities, its expression in poetry, women and Sufism, and expressions among popular spirituality. In addition, the volume challenges the long-held view of Sufism as being necessarily peaceful, through a consideration in one paper of Sufis engaging in violent Jihad. The book works at the interface between the scholarly and the practical, using rigorous methodology to ensure t. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Sufism.
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Sufism. |
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Sufism. |
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Religious issues & debates. |
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Islamic worship, rites & ceremonies. |
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Sufism & Islamic mysticism. |
| Added Author |
Nicholls, Ruth J., editor.
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Riddell, Peter G., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nicholls, Ruth J. Insights into Sufism : Voices from the Heart. Newcastle-upon-Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publisher, ©2020 9781527548305 |
| ISBN |
9781527557482 (electronic book) |
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1527557480 (electronic book) |
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1527548309 |
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9781527548305 |
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