Imaginary Muslims: The Uwaysi Mystics of Central Asia
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| Rating | : | 4.14 (763 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0814712061 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorJulian Baldick was Reader in the Study of Religions at King’s College, London. He is the author of Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism, among other titles.
The Uwaysis--who take their name from Uways, a contemporary of the prophet Mohammad who is reputed to have communicated with him telepathically--are Muslim mystics who look for instruction to the spirit of the dead or physically absent person. Julian Baldick here surveys the legend of Uways and the Uwaysi phenomenon within Sufism, Islam's main mystical tradition.Baldick examines the Uwaysi movement in 16th-century East Turkistan (now Xinjiang in northwest China) and then discusses the book the central text in the development of the sect, History of the Uwaysis, w
Julian Baldick was Reader in the Study of Religions at King’s College, London. He is the author of Mystical Islam: An Introduction to Sufism, among other titles.