| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 364 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; v. 71 |
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Islamic history and civilization ; v. 71
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| Contents |
List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; A Note on Transliteration and Dating; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One Situating al-Suhrawardï in Time, Space, and Text; Chapter Two The Makings of a Sufi Master; Chapter Three Writing Authority; Chapter Four Ma'rifa Disciplined and Institutionalized; Chapter Five Imperial and Other Projects; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Persons and Places; Index of Book Titles; Index of Terms and Concepts |
| Summary |
"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 tariqa lineages, 'Umar al-Suhrawardi. In situating Suhrawardi'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."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-337) and indexes |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Suhrawardī, ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad, 1145-1234.
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Sufism -- History.
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Suhrawardīyah.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008001170 |
| ISBN |
9047432142 (electronic bk.) |
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9789047432142 (electronic bk.) |
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