Sufism and the Way of Blame: Hidden Sources of a Sacred Psychology
“At last! – a trustworthy book on the blame-worthy ones." –-Peter Lamborn Wilson(a.k.a. Hakim Bey), author of Scandal: Essays in Islamic Heresy, co-author of The Drunken Universe: An anthology of Persian Sufi Poetry and Green Hermeticism: Alchemy and Ecology.“Dr.Yannis Toussulis has written the definitive study of Malamati Sufism . . " --Rabbi Zalman Schachter Shalomi, co-author of A Heart Afire: Stories and Teachings of Early Hasidic Masters.“. . . in-depth scholarly research . . . highly insightful and critical . . . historical detail and depth . . priceless information . . . a must-read" --Robert Frager, Ph.D.-- co-author of Essential Sufism, author of Heart, Self, and Soul: The Sufi Psychology of Growth, Balance, and Harmony, and; founding president of the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology.". . . cuts through many of the myths . . .  a previously inaccessible understanding . . . you will benefit from reading this book." --Jay Kinney; co-author of Hidden Wisdom: A Guide to the Western Inner Traditions, author of The Masonic Myth, and publisher and editor-in-chief of Gnosis: a Journal of the Western Inner Traditions.”“. . . a critical assessment of the history, context, and spiritual significance of one of the most important yet hidden traditions within Islamic mysticism . . (the “way of blame”) cuts to the bone, and points to what a mature spirituality could be"  --Kabir Helminski, author of Living Presence and The Knowing Heart: A Sufi Path of Transformation; translator of Rumi, and Sufi teacher.“. . . surpasses any book on the topic currently in print. This is an authoritative volume, and one badly needed at this time." --Stanley Krippner, Ph.D; Recipient, Ashley Montagu Award, Professor of Psychology, Saybrook University; co-author, Personal Mythology.”. . . engaging and inclusive . . . careful and precise . . . worth reading, keeping, and returning to time and again." --Shaykh Ahmed Abdur Rashidof the Mujaddidi-Naqshbandiyya, Qadriyya,  Chistiyya, Shadiliyya.