RT Book
T1 The popularisation of Sufism in Ayyubid and Mamluk Egypt, 1173-1325
T2 Edinburgh studies in classical Islamic history and culture
A1 Hofer, Nathan
LA English
PP Edinburgh
PB Edinburgh University Press
YR 2015
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1008674397
AB 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.
NO Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 30 Oct 2017)
CN BP188.8.E3
SN 9780748694228
K1 Sufism : Egypt : History.
K1 Sufism : Egypt : History
K1 Sufism ; Egypt ; History