Initiation in Ṣūfism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE - مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Initiation in Ṣūfism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Papas, Alexandre

Document Type	:	AL
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	1062276
Doc. NO	:	ALei2673
Main Entry	:	Papas, Alexandre
Title & Author	:	Initiation in Ṣūfism - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Papas, Alexandre
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
Note	:	(1,999 words)
Abstract	:	Initiation in Ṣūfism (Islamic mysticism) is a physical and symbolic ritual by which a candidate for the spiritual path (ṭarīqa) becomes the disciple of a master. Comprising several key elements, which Islamic scriptural sources are called upon to support, initiation marks, synchronically, the beginning of a new life and, diachronically, the introduction of the novice into the long Ṣūfī tradition of initiatory teachings (silsila) . Whereas a complete uniformity has never been achieved, Ṣūfīs in the eastern areas of the Muslim world have been remarkably creative in terms of ritual objects,
Subject	:	Islam.
electronic file name	:	ALei2673.pdf