Whirling dervishes. Ecstatic experience. Historical and contemporary
expressions of Sufism are suffused with spirituality, asceticism, and
mysticism. Sufism in Canada considers two interwoven and underexplored
themes in this fascinating religious practice. How can we understand
Sufism in a specifically Canadian context? And by extension, what does
that tell us about the ways in which Sufism informs Islam and popular
spirituality not only in Canada but across the globe? Using case
studies rooted in Canadian concerns and communities, scholars in a
wide range of disciplines – religious studies, Islamic studies,
sociology, ethnomusicology, history – bring a textured analysis to
the meaning and practice of Sufism in this country. They investigate
the institutional and transnational histories of the Inayati,
Halveti-Jerrahi, and Naqshbandi orders. They explore tensions between
gendered ways of making Muslim spaces on the one hand and Sufism as a
universal spirituality on the other. And they revisit old Sufi stories
in a new landscape. The insightful contributions in Sufism in Canada
not only add to a growing body of literature on Islam and Muslim
identities in Canada, but also help define new paths of exploration
for this important field of study.
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Weaving Islamic Practice and Contemporary Spirituality
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780774870719
Publisert
2025
Utgiver
University of British Columbia Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok