"Jamil M. Abun-Nasr might write about the brotherhoods 'from the outside,' but this means that he is situating the story of organized Sufism within the broader one of the history of Muslim societies since medieval times-and this itself is an important and uncommon feat." -- Dina Le Gall, author of A Culture of Sufism: Naqshbandis in the Ottoman World, 1450-1700
Jamil M. Abun-Nasr is emeritus professor of Islamic studies at the University of Bayreuth, Germany. He is the author of a number of books, including A History of the Maghrib in the Islamic Period and The Tijaniyya: A Sufi Order in the Modern World, and is coeditor of Law, Society, and National Identity in Africa.
Remains an informative, accessible book, written with empathy and erudition. Students will find it beneficial. -- Jonathan Katz Historian The book provides a detailed and provocative counterpoint to many other works on Sufism. -- Stephen Schwartz Middle East Quarterly
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