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Sufi Material Culture
Volume 1
Series: - Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East, Volume: 154/4.1
- Handbook of Sufi Studies, Volume: 154/4.1
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 paraphernaliaârosaries, staffs, begging bowls, animal skins, and many othersâthese 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.
Alexandre Papas, Ph.D. (2004) is Senior Research Fellow at the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Professor at the Ãcole Pratique des Hautes Ãtudes (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 LâIslam déchiré. Le saint, le salafiste et le politique (Cerf, 2022).
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 LâIslam déchiré. Le saint, le salafiste et le politique (Cerf, 2022).
Part 1 Sufi Architecture and Space
Part 2 Sufi Clothing
Part 3 Dervish Paraphernalia
Part 4 The Representation of Sufi Material Patrimony
Part 5 Derivative Uses of Sufi Material Culture
Part 6 The Mantle
Part 2 Sufi Clothing
Part 3 Dervish Paraphernalia
Part 4 The Representation of Sufi Material Patrimony
Part 5 Derivative Uses of Sufi Material Culture
Part 6 The Mantle
All those interested in ascetic-mystical religions, Sufism, material culture of Islam, and Islamic arts.