Sufism, mystics, and saints in modern Egypt /
Hoffman, Valerie J. 1954-
Sufism, mystics, and saints in modern Egypt / Valerie J. Hoffman. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1995. - xix, 461 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Studies in comparative religion . - Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-439) and index.
Sufism in an age of change -- Among the Sufis: experiences, methods, and approach -- The prophet Muhammad and his family in Egyptian Sufism -- The saints: bearers of the prophetic light -- The Sufi orders -- Foundations of the Sufi path -- Mystical concepts and practices in Egyptian Sufism -- Women and sexuality in Sufi life and thought -- Models of sainthood -- The life and influence of Shaykh Muhammad Authman Al-burhani -- Coptic Christianity and popular Islam in Egypt, elements of a common spirituality -- Conclusion: Sufism in modern Egypt.
1570030553 9781570038495 (paperback)
95004373
Sufism--Egypt.
BP188.8.E3 / H64 1995
297/.4/0962
Sufism, mystics, and saints in modern Egypt / Valerie J. Hoffman. - Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1995. - xix, 461 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Studies in comparative religion . - Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 433-439) and index.
Sufism in an age of change -- Among the Sufis: experiences, methods, and approach -- The prophet Muhammad and his family in Egyptian Sufism -- The saints: bearers of the prophetic light -- The Sufi orders -- Foundations of the Sufi path -- Mystical concepts and practices in Egyptian Sufism -- Women and sexuality in Sufi life and thought -- Models of sainthood -- The life and influence of Shaykh Muhammad Authman Al-burhani -- Coptic Christianity and popular Islam in Egypt, elements of a common spirituality -- Conclusion: Sufism in modern Egypt.
1570030553 9781570038495 (paperback)
95004373
Sufism--Egypt.
BP188.8.E3 / H64 1995
297/.4/0962