The Struggle for Purity: Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufism in London
Författare
Summary, in English
This essay investigates one of the Naqshbandi-Haqqani Sufi order's centres in London. Sociological theories on New Social Movements are introduced as a means of understanding the activities of the participants at the Sufi centre. Several topics and activities from the centre are presented, among them meditation rituals, physical training and aspects of the relationship between the order's sheikh and his followers. Most of the material is derived from interviews and observations. An attempt to rethink the role and in particular the study of Sufism in Western Europe concludes the essay.
Avdelning/ar
Publiceringsår
2006
Språk
Engelska
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie
Studier Av Inter-Religiösa Relationer
Volym
34
Dokumenttyp
Bok
Förlag
[Publisher information missing]
Ämne
- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
Nyckelord
- Sufism
- Islam
- Naqshbandi
- Europe
- social movements
- dhikr.
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt
- ISSN: 1650-8718