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The Crisis of Islamby Bernard Lewis
Random House Publishing Group 2003; US$ 11.99In his first book since What Went Wrong? Bernard Lewis examines the historical roots of the resentments that dominate the Islamic world today and that are increasingly being expressed in acts of terrorism. He looks at the theological origins of political Islam and takes us through the rise of militant Islam in Iran, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia, examining the impact of radical Wahhabi proselytizing, and Saudi oil money, on the rest of the Islamic world. The Crisis of Islam ranges widely through thirteen centuries of history, but in particular it charts the key events of the twentieth century leading up to the violent confrontations of today: the creation of the state of Israel, the Cold War, the Iranian Revolution, the Soviet defeat in Afghanistan,... more...
The Four Pillars of Spiritual Transformationby Ibn 'Arabi; Stephen Hirtenstein
Anqa Publishing 2009; US$ 15.99Objective and illuminating, this treatise, written by Sufi leader Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi, presents a fundamental analysis of spiritual practice. Underscoring the importance of silence, seclusion, hunger, and vigilance, this guide demonstrates that these activities are both physical and spiritual. Providing the necessary tools for an enlightened life, this dual-language edition incorporates the first critical edition of the Arabic text, gathered from the best-surviving manuscripts. An introduction, and translation of chapter 53 of the renowned Futuhat al-Makkiyya , are also included. more...
Embodying Charismaby Pnina Werbner; Helene Basu
Routledge 1998; US$ 57.95This book illuminates the remarkable resilience of South Asian Sufi saints and their cults in the face of radical economic and political dislocations. It breaks new ground in current research. more...
Shade of Swordsby M.J. Akbar
Routledge 2003; US$ 26.95From Muhammed to the Ottoman empires and the modern struggle for Palestine, Akbar's story explains how Jihad thrives on complex and shifting notions of persecution, victory and sacrifice and the Muslim control over this phenomenon. more...
Discourses of Rumiby A.J Arberry
RoutledgeCurzon 1995; US$ 64.95Reprint of the 1961 classic study of the discourses of the founder of the order of Whirling Dervishes. more...
Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ`by Kenneth S. Avery
RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 200.00This book provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking. more...
Studies in Islamic Mysticismby Reynold A. Nicholson
Routledge 2001; US$ 52.95A re-issue in paperback of Nicholson's classic survey of the field of Islamic mysticism. Intended as reading for students of sufism, philosophy and literature, also providing an introduction to the translations of both Nicholson and Arberry. more...
Muslim Saints of South Asiaby Anna Suvorova
RoutledgeCurzon 2004; US$ 180.00This book studies the veneration practices and rituals of the Muslim saints. It outlines trends of the main Sufi orders in India, the profiles and teachings of the famous and less known saints, and the development of pilgrimages. more...
Castigator of Sufismby Lloyd Ridgeon
RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 160.00This volume comprises a translation of Kasravi's text Sufigari (Sufism), and chapters which analyse this text. Furthermore, it illustrates Kasravi's views and discusses Sufism in the modern period more generally. more...
Sufis and Scholars of the Seaby Anne Bang
RoutledgeCurzon 2003; US$ 193.00This book focuses on the ways in which a particular Islamic brotherhood, or 'tariqa', the tariqa Alawiyya, spread, maintained and propagated their particular brand of the Islamic faith. more...