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Sufism in Medieval Muslim Societies
Author(s) -
Ohlander Erik S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
history compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121
H-Index - 1
ISSN - 1478-0542
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-0542.2010.00683.x
Subject(s) - sufism , scholarship , historiography , schematic , meaning (existential) , islam , psychology , history , ancient history , political science , psychotherapist , engineering , archaeology , law , electronic engineering
Taking under consideration major historiographical and interpretive trends associated with recent western scholarship on the topic, this article furnishes a broad schematic overview of basic issues pertaining to the development, place, meaning, and role of Sufism in medieval Muslim societies.