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<p>Since the eighteenth century, adherence to Sufism, the mystical tradition of Islam, has been associated with membership in one of the Sufi brotherhoods. These brotherhoods constitute distinct religious communities within the general community of Islam. Jamil M. Abun-Nasr describes them as "communities of grace" because his readings in Sufi hagiographies have convinced him that divine grace is the central element of their system of beliefs. </p><p>In his reconstruction of the development of th

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Author

Abun-Nasr, Jamil M.

Publisher

Columbia University Press, c2007.

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231143318

Category

history

Subjects

Islam, History, Christian

Updated

2026-03-25