Sufism and Society

Sufism and Society
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 290
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ISBN-10 : 9781136659058
ISBN-13 : 1136659056
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Book Synopsis Sufism and Society by : John Curry

Download or read book Sufism and Society written by John Curry and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-06-12 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the relationship between Sufism and society in the later medieval and early modern Islamic world. Thematically organized, it includes case studies drawn from the Middle Eastern, Turkic, Persian and South Asian regions. It looks to reconceptualize the study of Sufism during an under-researched period of its history.


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