A01=Ian Richard Netton
Al Khidr
Al Mahdi
Author_Ian Richard Netton
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Category=QRP
comparative Sufi ritual studies
Dar Al Harb
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Good Life
Hamid Algar
Holy Men
initiation ceremonies
Islamic mysticism
Javad Nurbakhsh
John Main
Laylat Al Qadr
liturgical practices
Mainstream Islam
Marc Gaborieau
Minimalist Nature
Muhammad's Prophetic Mission
Muhammad’s Prophetic Mission
mystical experience analysis
Parallel Universe
Participant's Religion
Participant’s Religion
religious anthropology
ritual phenomenology
Road Mender
Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi
Shaykh Nazim
Sheikh Nazim
Silent Dhikr
Sufi Adherent
Vice Versa
Vocal Dhikr
Young Man
Young South Asians
Product details
- ISBN 9780700712427
- Weight: 385g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 07 Jun 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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This study reveals the world of Sufi ritual with particular reference to two major Sufi orders. It examines the ritual and practices of these orders and surveys their organisation and hierarchy, initiation ceremonies, and aspects of their liturgy such as dhikr (litany) and sama (mystical concert). Comparisons are made with the five pillars of Islam (arkan), and the Sufi rituals, together with the arkan, are examined from the perspective of theology, phenomenology, anthropology and semiotics. The work concludes with an examination of the Sufi in the context of alienation. This is a major work which highlights the importance of Sufi ritual and locates it within the broader domain of the Islamic world.
Ian Richard Netton Professor of Arabic Studies University of Leeds
