Merin Shobhana Xavier: 2 books
Contemporary Sufism
Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2017
What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary tremendously, even among Sufis themselves. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture brings to light the religious frameworks that shape the views of Sufism’s friends, adversaries, admirers, and detractors and, in the process, helps readers...
Sacred Spaces and Transnational Networks in American Sufism
Bawa Muhaiyaddeen and Contemporary Shrine Cultures
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2018
This book sheds light on the Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship (BMF), one of North America's major Sufi movements, and one of the first to establish a Sufi shrine in the region. It provides the first comprehensive overview of the BMF, offering new insight into its historical development and practices,...