The Handbook of Sufi Studies (HSUF) series is a new sub series of the renowned Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East. It serves as the principal reference tool for the field of Sufi studies and an essential forum for theoretically and methodologically sophisticated discussions of the major themes and research methods related to this field.
The goal of HSUF is not just to describe and summarize the findings of the previous scholarship on Sufism but also to engage critically with it and to offer new ways to approach it. Special attention is paid to the applicability to Sufi studies of methodological tools developed by sociology, cultural anthropology, subaltern and gender studies, religious studies, literary theory and discourse analysis.
Each volume of the series consists of a general introduction by the editor(s) followed by several general analytic essays on the topics at hand. Each analytical essay, in its turn, introduces several sub-chapters focusing on a particular issue within the overall thematic scope of the chapter. Written by major experts on Sufism, the Handbook of Sufi Studies (HSUF) series is meant to be a standard reference for both specialists in Islamic and religious studies and non-specialists interested in a balanced and academically rigorous discussion of Sufism.
Editor in Chief
Alexander Knysh, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Program in the Study of Mysticism, Tampere University, Finland
Editors
Marcia K. Hermansen, Loyola University Chicago
Christian Lange, Utrecht University
Bilal Orfali, American University of Beirut and New York University Abu Dhabi
Alexandre Papas, CNRS, Paris
Founding Editor
Bernd Radtke
If you are interested in submitting proposals for this series, please contact:
Abdurraouf Oueslati
Acquisitions Editor
oueslati@brill.com