About Western Sufism
Photo by Steve Calcott. CC license 2.0
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WesternSufism.info is a companion website to the book Western Sufism: From the Abbasids to the New Age by Mark Sedgwick.
Sufism has a long and rich history, mostly in the Middle East. It is also found in the West, however, and Western Sufism has its own history and characteristics, just as (say) Indonesian Sufism does. Western Sufism is the topic of this website and the book that it is a companion to. As well as providing some basic information about the book, the website hosts a blog dealing with all aspects of Western Sufism, a gallery of images, and some information about Mark Sedgwick. The website, like the book, is provided as a service to researchers engaged in the study of Western Sufism. All are welcome, but the general principles and standards applicable to academic research apply. |
About the book
Western Sufism: From the Abbasids to the New Age was published by Oxford University Press in 2016.
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Blog
The website's blog carries posts relevant to the book in particular and to the study if Western Sufism in general.
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Gallery
The gallery contains photographs that illustrate the book, together with other relevant or interesting photographs.
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About the author
Mark Sedgwick is a historian of Islam who teaches at Aarhus University in Denmark and has written a number of other books.
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About Sufism
Mark Sedgwick wrote the entry on Sufism for the World Religions & Spirituality Project.
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Other resources
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