God's Unruly Friends Dervish Groups in the Islamic Middle Period 1200-1550

Name: God's Unruly Friends Dervish Groups in the Islamic Middle Period 1200-1550
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ISBN: 9781851684601

ISBN-10: 1851684603

ISBN-13: 9781851684601

Edition: 2006

Authors: Ahmet T. Karamustafa

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Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocking in appearance, behavior, and speech, these social misfits were revered by the public, yet denounced by cultural elites. God's Unruly Friends is the first in-depth and comprehensive survey of this enigmatic type of piety, tracing the history of the different dervish groups that roamed the lands in Western, Central and South Asia, as well as the Middle East and Southeast Europe.

Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Publication date: 6/1/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Usage



Introduction



Renunciation through Social Deviance



Renunciation, Deviant Individualism, and Sufism



Ascetic Virtuosi


Plates



Dervish Groups in Full Bloom, 1200-1500



Dervish Groups in the Ottoman Empire, 1450-1550



Renunciation in the Later Middle Period



Conclusion


Abbreviations


Notes


Bibliography


Index