Sufism in Ottoman Egypt: Circulation, Renewal and Authority in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

By Rachida Chih

This book analyses the development of Sufism in Ottoman Egypt, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Examining the cultural, socio-economic and political backdrop against which Sufism gained prominence, it looks at its influence in both the institutions for religious learning and popular piety.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367135892
• ISBN13: 9780367135898
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"