Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture

by Meena Sharify-Funk, Merin Shobhana Xavier, William Rory Dickson

Book Overview

What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary tremendously, even among Sufis themselves. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture brings to light the religious frameworks that shape the views of Sufism's friends, adversaries, admirers, and detractors and, in the process, helps readers better understand the diversity of contemporary Sufism, the pressures and cultural openings to which it responds, and the many divergent opinions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138687286
• ISBN13: 9781138687288
• Release Date: December 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 1.29 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"