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<p>In recent years, Sufism has become all but synonymous with the mystic poetry of Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (d. 1273) and the ritual "whirling" of dervishes from Turkey. This branch of Islam does, however, have a long, complex history, and spiritual retreat was only one aspect of its significance. In medieval Anatolia, Cities and Saints contends, Sufis made alliances that gave dervish lodges powers so vast that they were able to alter the layout of cities and serve as the means of forging new social bo

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Author

Wolper, Ethel Sara, 1960-

Publisher

The Pennsylvania State University Press University Park

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780271022567

Category

religious

Subjects

History, Architecture, Islam

Updated

2026-03-25