Sufi Material Culture: Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9789004433069)

Vendor: Alexandre Papas
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Format: Hardcover
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Sufi Material Culture: Volume 1

$227.00

Sufi Material Culture: Volume 1

$227.00
Format: Hardcover
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Islamic mysticism finds expression not only in writings, speeches, and rituals but also in a rich material culture. From specific buildings, such as dance rooms, and distinctive clothing, especially the cloak, to dervish paraphernalia--rosaries, staffs, begging bowls, animal skins, and many others--these objects bridge the spiritual and the tangible. Fully illustrated, this groundbreaking volume explores the extraordinary diversity of Sufi material culture across the Muslim world. It reveals how buildings, clothing, and symbolic artifacts reflect the inseparable bond between transcendence and immanence in Sufism. An essential resource for anyone fascinated by the intersection of faith and materiality.

Author: Alexandre Papas
ISBN-10: 9004433066
ISBN-13: 9789004433069
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 10/14/2026
Pages: 346
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.57lbs
Size: 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.88d
By Alexandre Papas
By Alexandre Papas
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Alexandre Papas, Ph.D. (2004) is Senior Research Fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Professor at the École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE) in Paris. He has published monographs, translations, collaborative volumes and articles on Sufism.

Thierry Zarcone, Ph.D. (1989), historian and anthropologist of Islam in the Turko-Persian area, is Emeritus Research Professor at the French National Centre for Scientific Research. His last book is L'Islam déchiré. Le saint, le salafiste et le politique (Cerf, 2022).

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