TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hoffman,Valerie J.
TI  - Sufism, mystics, and saints in modern Egypt
T2  - Studies in comparative religion
SN  - 1570030553
AV  - BP188.8.E3 H64 1995
U1  - 297/.4/0962 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Columbia, S.C.
PB  - University of South Carolina Press
KW  - Sufism
KW  - Egypt
N1  - 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
ER  -