Sufism Today: Heritage and Tradition in the Global Community

Drawing on a wide range of recent ethnographic research, this eclectic volume examines Sufism across a broad cultural spectrum of the global Muslim world. Edited by Catharina Raudvere of the University of Copenhagen and Leif Stenberg of Lund University, the book’s twelve case studies survey a wide range of contemporary Sufi communities—from northern Europe (Germany, Sweden and the UK) and the United States to the Middle East (Syria and Morocco), Turkey and India. Amid this diversity a central theme emerges: though firmly rooted in tradition, Sufism has adapted to the complexities of the modern world. In the words of the editors, ‘Contemporary Sufism dwells and develops between traditionalism in local Muslim communities, in the midst of national and political projects, in transnational movements emphasising.