Visionaries of Silence: The Reformist Sufi Order of the Demirdashiya Al-Khalwatiya in Cairo

by Earle H. Waugh

Founded in the sixteenth century, the Demirdashiya Sufi order in Cairo has played an influential role in Egypt's public life, and through a line of family sheikhs has channeled the impulses of its Sufi origins into different types of reform. Practicing a visionary form of piety, the Demirdashiya-- once legendary for its wealth and secrecy-- continues to influence a small but important segment of contemporary Cairo's inhabitants. In this fascinating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9774160894
• ISBN13: 9789774160899
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: American University in Cairo Press
• Length: 203 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.2"