Sufism in Europe and North America
By: edited by David Westerlund.
Contributors: Westerlund, David.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon; Routledge
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 172
Subjects: Sufism -- Europe.; Sufism -- North America.
Description: "Today there is a substantial and rapidly growing Muslim population in Europe and North America. Here, as elsewhere, many of the Muslims are Sufis. This book focuses mainly on issues of inculturation or contextualisation of Sufism in the West. It shows that, while more traditional forms of Sufism exist too, many radical changes have taken place in this part of the world. For instance, there are in some groups female sheikhs and a far-reaching pluralistic attitude to other religions. Hence, Sufism is sometimes seen as something that transcends the boundaries of Islam."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : inculturating and transcending Islam / David Westerlund; title: The contextualisation of Sufism in Europe / David Westerlund; title: What's American about American Sufi movements? / Marcia Hermansen; title: Sufism in Russia : nostalgia for revelation / Ravil Bukharaev; title: Sufism bridging East and West : the case of the Bektashis / Thomas McElwain; title: Sufi charisma on Internet / Garbi Schmidt; title: Sufism for Westerners / Olav Hammer; title: Sufism in Glastonbury : alternative spiritualities and adaptations / Mustafa Draper; title: Selected bibliography / Ingvar Svanberg.