Sufism in an Age of Transition: 'Umar Al-Suhrawardi and the Rise of the Islamic Mystical Brotherhoods

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Although the early thirteenth century was a critical period in the development of Sufism, it has received little scholarly attention. Based on heretofore unexplored sources, this book examines a pivotal figure from this period: the scholar, mystic, statesman, and eponym of one of the earliest "?ar?qa" lineages, ?Umar al-Suhraward?. In situating Suhraward?'s life work in its social, political, and religious contexts, this book suggests that his universalizing Sufi system was not only enmeshed within a broader economy of Muslim religious learning, but also furnished social spaces which allowed for novel modes of participation in Sufi religiosity. In doing so, this book provides a framework for understanding the increasingly ubiquitous presence of intentional Sufi communities and institutions throughout the late-medieval Islamic world.

About the Author

Erik S. Ohlander, Ph.D. (2004) in Near Eastern Studies, University of Michigan, is Assistant Professor of Religious studies at Indiana University - Purdue University, Fort Wayne. He has published on Sufism, Qur'anic studies, and medieval Islamic in

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