{"product_id":"books-mystical-islam-by-julian-baldick","title":"Mystical Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eSufism is\u003cbr\u003eIslam's main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim\u003cbr\u003ecountries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and\u003cbr\u003epractices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystical Islam offers an introduction that\u003cbr\u003eencompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition over\u003cbr\u003efourteen centuries of Islam. This\u003cbr\u003eaccessible work covers the origins of Sufism and early influences, particularly\u003cbr\u003efrom Christianity; the rise of the great Sufi organizations; the thought of Sufism's\u003cbr\u003emain theorist and systemizer, Ibn Arabi; Rumi and the Whirling Dervishes;\u003cbr\u003erelations with Shi'ism in Iran; Sufism in the heyday of the great empires in\u003cbr\u003eIran, India, and Turkey; and relations with Turkey and Egypt during the\u003cbr\u003enineteenth century as well as Sufi practices in the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a new afterword, the author reflects on\u003cbr\u003erecent scholarship and offers fresh perspectives on this fascinating tradition\u003cbr\u003eof belief and devotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53674348773649,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780814711385.jpg?v=1781531408","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-mystical-islam-by-julian-baldick","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}