Sufi Ritual

The Parallel Universe
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-7007-1242-7
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 232 Seiten, Format (B × H): 153 mm x 223 mm, Gewicht: 372 g

Reihe: Routledge Sufi Series

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Netton, Ian Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Kult, Riten, Feiertage, Zeremonien, Gebete
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Mapping the Sacred 1; Chapter 3 Mapping the Sacred 2; Chapter 4 Unveiling the Sacred 1; Chapter 5 Unveiling the Sacred 2; Chapter 6 The Alienated ??f??;

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Richard Netton Professor of Arabic Studies University of Leeds