This handbook describes the social and economic underpinnings of Islamic mysticism across centuries and geographical regions, paying special attention to the institutional dimensions of Sufism and complex relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important roles.

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Handbook of Oriental studies = Handbuch der Orientalistik Section 1 The Near and Middle East Volume 154 Handbook of Sufı studies Volume 1 Sufı institutions / edited by Alexandre Papas

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, Leiden, 2021

Netherlands, Netherlands

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Introduction: What Is a Ṣūfī Institution? A Dichotomy in Ṣūfī Studies / Alexandre Papas -- Part I. The Economy of Sufism: 1. Economies of Sufism / Adam Sabra -- 2. Endowments for Ṣūfīs and Their Institutions / Nathan Hofer -- 3. Donations to Ṣūfīs and Ṣūfī Institutions / Hussain Ahmad Khan -- 4. Sufism, Futuwwa, and Professional Guilds / Mehran Afshari -- Part II. Ṣūfī Places and Dwellings: 5. Ṣūfī Places and Dwellings / Daphna Ephrat and Paulo G. Pinto -- 6. Ṣūfī Shrines / Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen -- 7. Ṣūfī Lodges / Peyvand Firouzeh -- 8. Ṣūfī Outposts (ribāṭs) / Nathan Hofer -- Part III. The Social Role of Ṣūfīs: 9. The Social Role of Ṣūfīs / Rachida Chih -- 10. Ṣūfī Altruism / Richard McGregor -- 11. Sufism, Urbanisation, and Sociability in Cities / Nathalie Clayer -- 12. Ṣūfīs in Rural Environments / Ahmet Yaşar Ocak -- Part IV. Sufism and Worldly Powers: 13. Sufism and Worldly Powers / Alexandre Papas -- 14. Ṣūfī Terminology of Power -- 15. Ṣūfīs as Court Advisors / Neguin Yavari -- 16. Sufism, the Army, and Holy War / David Cook -- 17. Ṣūfī Sultanates and Imamates / Knut S. Vikør -- Part V. The Organisation of Mysticism: 18. The Organisation of Mysticism / Mark Sedgwick -- 19. The First Communities / Jean-Jacques Thibon -- 20. Ṣūfī Lineages and Families / Ismail Fajrie Alatas -- 21. Established Ṣūfī Orders / Semih Ceyhan -- 22. Cyber Sufism / Stéphane A. Dudoignon -- Name Index -- Place Index -- Thematic Index

"This volume describes the social and practical aspects of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) across centuries and geographical regions. Its authors seek to transcend ethereal, essentialist and "spiritualizing" approaches to Sufism, on the one hand, and purely pragmatic and materialistic explanations of its origins and history, on the other. Covering five topics (Sufism's economy, social role of Sufis, Sufi spaces, politics, and organization), the volume shows that mystics have been active socio-religious agents who could skillfully adjust to the conditions of their time and place, while also managing to forge an alternative way of living, worshiping and thinking. Basing themselves on the most recent research on Sufi institutions, the contributors to this volume substantially expand our understanding of the vicissitudes of Sufism by paying special attention to its organizational and economic dimensions, as well as complex and often ambivalent relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important and sometimes critical roles. Contributors are Mehran Afshari, Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Semih Ceyhan, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, David Cook, Ste+ѓphane A. Dudoignon, Daphna Ephrat, Peyvand Firouzeh, Nathan Hofer, Hussain Ahmad Khan, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Richard McGregor, Ahmet Yas+ʹar Ocak, Alexandre Papas, Luca Patrizi, Paulo Pinto, Adam Sabra, Mark Sedgwick, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Knut S. Vik©ır and Neguin Yavari"-- Provided by publisher

"This volume describes the social and practical aspects of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) across centuries and geographical regions. Its authors seek to transcend ethereal, essentialist and "spiritualizing" approaches to Sufism, on the one hand, and purely pragmatic and materialistic explanations of its origins and history, on the other. Covering five topics (Sufism's economy, social role of Sufis, Sufi spaces, politics, and organization), the volume shows that mystics have been active socio-religious agents who could skillfully adjust to the conditions of their time and place, while also managing to forge an alternative way of living, worshiping and thinking. Basing themselves on the most recent research on Sufi institutions, the contributors to this volume substantially expand our understanding of the vicissitudes of Sufism by paying special attention to its organizational and economic dimensions, as well as complex and often ambivalent relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important and sometimes critical roles. Contributors are Mehran Afshari, Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Semih Ceyhan, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, David Cook, Stéphane A. Dudoignon, Daphna Ephrat, Peyvand Firouzeh, Nathan Hofer, Hussain Ahmad Khan, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Richard McGregor, Ahmet Yaşar Ocak, Alexandre Papas, Luca Patrizi, Paulo Pinto, Adam Sabra, Mark Sedgwick, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Knut S. Vikør and Neguin Yavari"-- Provided by publisher

This volume describes the social and practical aspects of Islamic mysticism (Sufism) across centuries and geographical regions. Its authors seek to transcend ethereal, essentialist and spiritualizing approaches to Sufism, on the one hand, and purely pragmatic and materialistic explanations of its origins and history, on the other. Covering five topics (Sufisms economy, social role of Sufis, Sufi spaces, politics, and organization), the volume shows that mystics have been active socio-religious agents who could skillfully adjust to the conditions of their time and place, while also managing to forge an alternative way of living, worshiping and thinking.
Basing themselves on the most recent research on Sufi institutions, the contributors to this volume substantially expand our understanding of the vicissitudes of Sufism by paying special attention to its organizational and economic dimensions, as well as complex and often ambivalent relations between Sufis and the societies in which they played a wide variety of important and sometimes critical roles.
Contributors are Mehran Afshari, Ismail Fajrie Alatas, Semih Ceyhan, Rachida Chih, Nathalie Clayer, David Cook, Stphane A. Dudoignon, Daphna Ephrat, Peyvand Firouzeh, Nathan Hofer, Hussain Ahmad Khan, Catherine Mayeur-Jaouen, Richard McGregor, Ahmet Yaar Ocak, Alexandre Papas, Luca Patrizi, Paulo G. Pinto, Adam Sabra, Mark Sedgwick, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Knut S. Vikr and Neguin Yavari

Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction What Is a Ṣūfī Institution?
Part 1 The Economy of Sufism
Chapter 1 Economies of Sufism
Chapter 2 Endowments for Ṣūfīs and Their Institutions
Chapter 3 Donations to Ṣūfīs and Ṣūfī Institutions
Chapter 4 Sufism, Futuwwa, and Professional Guilds
Part 2 Ṣūfī Places and Dwellings
Chapter 5 Ṣūfī Places and Dwellings
Chapter 6 Ṣūfī Shrines
Chapter 7 Ṣūfī Lodges
Chapter 8 Ṣūfī Outposts (ribāṭs)
Part 3 The Social Role of Ṣūfīs
Chapter 9 The Social Role of Ṣūfīs
Chapter 10 Ṣūfī Altruism
Chapter 11 Sufism, Urbanisation, and Sociability in Cities
Chapter 12 Ṣūfīs in Rural Environments
Part 4 Sufism and Worldly Powers
Chapter 13 Sufism and Worldly Powers
Chapter 14 Ṣūfī Terminology of Power
Chapter 15 Ṣūfīs as Court Advisors
Chapter 16 Sufism, the Army, and Holy War
Chapter 17 Ṣūfī Sultanates and Imamates
Part 5 The Organisation of Mysticism
Chapter 18 The Organisation of Mysticism
Chapter 19 The First Communities
Chapter 20 Ṣūfī Lineages and Families
Chapter 21 Established Ṣūfī Orders
Chapter 22 Cyber Sufism
Index

2024-01-20