@inbook{3b0b8d36891042848347ae22749b9da5,
title = "Sufism in Oceania (Australia and New Zealand)",
abstract = "Sufism in Oceania is diverse with some Sufi and/or Sufi groups being more visible than others. The introduction of Sufism to Australia and New Zealand reveals a gradual progression from invisible to visible forms of Sufism emerging in both countries. These stages broadly correspond to (i) the first Southeast Asian encounter (the fishermen and the Cameleers) where we find an infused Sufi practice as part and parcel of Islamic practice, (ii) the South Asian influence (Inayat Khan and Meher Baba movements) where a distinct Sufi philosophy and practice was introduced with a more diffused Islamic identity, and (iii) the Muslim community migrant experience (including the establishment of the orders) where both the Sufi and Islamic are present in a composite identity. Finally, we touch on some independent forms of Sufi-oriented spiritualities.",
keywords = "Sufism, Oceania, Australia, New Zealand, Society, Culture, Modernity, History, theory and method",
author = "Milad Milani",
year = "2023",
language = "English",
isbn = "9789004392625",
series = " Handbook of Sufi Studies",
publisher = "Brill",
number = "3",
pages = "378--393",
editor = "Hermansen, {Marcia K.} and Saeed Zarrabi-Zadeh",
booktitle = "Sufism in Western Contexts",
}