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Sufism in Ottoman Damascus: Religion, Magic, and the Eighteenth-Century Networks of the Holy - Routledge Sufi Series
Pantic, Nikola (Central European University, Vienna)
Sufism in Ottoman Damascus: Religion, Magic, and the Eighteenth-Century Networks of the Holy - Routledge Sufi Series
Pantic, Nikola (Central European University, Vienna)
This book analyzes thaumaturgical beliefs and practices prevalent among Muslims in eighteenth-century Ottoman Syria. The study focuses on historical beliefs in baraka, which religious authorities often interpreted as Allah's grace, and the alleged Sufi-ulamaic role in distributing it to Ottoman subjects.
288 pages, 3 Halftones, black and white; 3 Illustrations, black and white
Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
Released | September 29, 2023 |
ISBN13 | 9781032497976 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 240 |
Dimensions | 621 g |