The Sufi journey of Baba Rexheb
By: Frances Trix.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 226
ISBN-13: 9781934536124
Subjects: Rexhebi, -- Baba, -- 1901-1995; Bektashi -- Albania -- Biography; Bektashi -- United States -- Biography; Sufis -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Welcome; title: Meeting Baba; title: Baba arrives in Michigan; title: Taping talks with Baba; title: Baba's Bektashi lineage; title: The inauspicious incident and young Ali; title: The return of Ali Haqi Baba; title: Selim Ruhi Baba; title: Baba's Balkan heritage; title: Baba's hometown and coming of age; title: Baba as a young dervish in a young country; title: The path of exile; title: Leaving the homeland; title: Displaced persons camps; title: Waiting in Egypt; title: At the Muqattam Tekke of Cairo; title: Gifts to Baba from the saint; title: Leaving Egypt; title: Coming to America; title: Founding the tekke in Michigan; title: Securing the tekke; title: Early decades at the tekke; title: Baba bajram's time; title: A dearth of dervishes; title: Later decades at the tekke; title: Gentle teaching; title: Learning at the tekke; title: With Baba in the beyond; title: Baba's last days and journey back; title: Baba's funeral and our journey; title: Epilogue "we go, but the way remains".