God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Later Middle Period, 1200-1550

by Ahmet T. Karamustafa

Book Overview

Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities and although social misfits, were revered by the public yet denounced by cultural elites. This survey of this type of piety, traces the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands in Asia as well as the Middle East and Southeast Europe.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B01ATUIAKM
• ISBN13: 9781851684601
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Oneworld Publications
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.8"