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Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-
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Sufism -- History.
Religious pluralism -- Islam.
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Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-
Sufism -- History.
Religious pluralism -- Islam.
MARC Display
The
other
Islam
:
Sufism
and the
road
to
global
harmony
/ Stephen Schwartz.
by
Schwartz, Stephen, 1948-
Doubleday, c2008.
Call #:
297.4 S399o
Subjects
Sufism
-- History.
Religious pluralism --
Islam
.
ISBN:
9780385518192
0385518196
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
x, 275 p. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-259) and index.
Contents:
Great age of early
Sufism
-- Turkish
Sufism
and interfaith coexistence -- The wars against
Sufism
-- Sufis in today's Muslim world -- Sufis in the crisis states: Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Israel --
Sufism
in transition: the West, Central Asia, Indonesia, and the world.
Summary:
Sufism
, a blend of the mystical and rational tendencies within
Islam
, emerged soon after the revelation of Muhammad. A reforming movement against the increasing worldliness of Muslim society, it focuses on
Islam
's spiritual dimension. Described as "
Islam
of the heart,"
Sufism
has attracted adherents among both Sunni and Shi'a Muslims, as well as Jews, Christians, Hindus, and Buddhists. Journalist Schwartz traces the origins and history of
Sufism
, elucidates its teachings, and illustrates its links to the
other
religions. He comments on celebrated Sufi poets and philosophers and narrates their influence on the Kabbalah, on the descendants of the Jewish philosopher Maimonides, and on Christian mystics, as well as the American transcendentalists. He also presents a fresh survey of
Sufism
in today's Islamic world.
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