Realizing Islam
«Shines light on a little-known example of the diversity, vitality, and worldwide scope of Islamic knowledge and Muslim communities.--Publishers Weekly
»
The Tijaniyya is the largest Sufi order in West and North Africa. In this unprecedented analysis of the Tijaniyya's origins and development in the late eighteenth century, Zachary Valentine Wright situates the order within the broader intellectual history of Islam in the early modern period. Les mer
Wright argues that this constellation of remarkable Muslim intellectuals, despite the uncertainly of the age, promoted personal verification in religious learning. With distinctive concern for the notions of human actualization and a universal human condition, the Tijaniyya emphasized the importance of the realization of Muslim identity. Since its beginnings in North Africa in the eighteenth century, the Tijaniyya has quietly expanded its influence beyond Africa, with significant populations in the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and North America.
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- The University of North Carolina Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781469660820
- Utgivelsesår
- 2020
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
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«Shines light on a little-known example of the diversity, vitality, and worldwide scope of Islamic knowledge and Muslim communities.--Publishers Weekly
»