Abstract
The historical authenticity of Sufism is based upon the human experience of certain Muslim pious charismatics, with the mystic label being a later medieval denotation. Sufism may be approached in three ways: as a cultural catalyst for localized religious identities, as a sociopolitical force exploring the underlying tension between agency and structure, and as ontology, relating to the social-psychological aspects of Sufism in the Islamic experience.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The SAGE Encyclopedia of the Sociology of Religion |
| Editors | Adam Possamai, Anthony J. Blasi |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Sage Publications |
| Pages | 816-817 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781529714401 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781473942202 |
| Publication status | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Sufism