The A to Z of Sufism
By: John Renard
Series: A to Z guide series -- no. 44; A to Z guides -- no. 44.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 351
ISBN-13: 9780810863439; 9780810868274
Subjects: RELIGION; Encyclopedias; Sufism; Islam; Dictionaries; History
Description: With more than 3,000 entries and cross-references on the history, main figures, institutions, theory, and literary works associated with Islam's mystical tradition, Sufism, this dictionary brings together in one volume, extensive historical informatio.
Notes: Title from title page.

Hardback version of this book was published under the title: Historical dictionary of Sufism.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-349).
Table of contents: title: Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments and Credits; Reader's Note; Maps; Chronology; Introduction; The Dictionary; Glossary; Bibliography; About the Author; photospread.