Sufis and Scholars of the Sea
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Author | : Anne Bang |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 273 |
Release | : 2004-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781134370139 |
ISBN-13 | : 113437013X |
Rating | : 4/5 (39 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Sufis and Scholars of the Sea by : Anne Bang
Book excerpt: Anne Bang focuses on the ways in which a particular Islamic brotherhood, or 'tariqa', the tariqa Alawiyya, spread, maintained and propagated their particular brand of the Islamic faith. Originating in the South-Yemeni region of Hadramawt, the Alawi tariqa mainly spread along the coast of the Indian Ocean. The Alawis are here portrayed as one of many cultural mediators in the multi-ethnic, multi-religious Indian Ocean world in the era of European colonialism.