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Sufism -- Sufis -- Sufi
Orders
Sufism:
An Annotated Resource Guide is an excellent
bibliographical page compiled by a librarian with particular knowledge of
Sufism. It includes beautiful Islamic calligraphies. (Fixed
09/23/2000)
For a scholarly overview of
Sufism, see Encyclopedia
Britannica: Sufism (written by Prof. Anne-Marie Schimmel, one of
the
foremost academic authorities on Sufism; link fixed Jan. 1, 2002, but
aside from a
short definition the full text of the article is only available to
paid
subscribers to
the
online Britannica, among which are usually libraries, or to
individuals for free
for a
two-week
period).
Habib's
Sufi Related Resources is a comprehensive source
of Sufi links.
The
Yahoo Sufism Index-Link (Fixed, 10/15/98 and 6/7/02)
Islamic Sufi
Orders on the Web (link fixed June 7, 2002) An excellent page by
Fariduddien Rice that briefly
describes and
provides links to some of the Islamic Sufi orders that have web pages. See
also the Table of
Contents to his entire Islam and Sufism site. (Link fixed June 7,
2002).
Articles on Sufi
Psychology and Sufism This contains articles from a wide variety of Sufi shaykhs,
mostly contemporary.
Sufism
and Psychiatry by the psychiatrist Arthur Deikman, M.D., was one of
the first articles written about the interface of Sufism with Western
psychiatry, psychology, and psychotherapy. Deikman was strongly
influenced by Idries Shah, a proponent of non-Islamic Sufism.
Fons Vitae publishes
high quality books on Islam, Sufism, and spirituality.
Kazi
Publications On-line Catalog has for sale one of the best stocks of
Sufi books
and books on Islam.
Sufi Books has an excellent
stock of books on Sufism and Islamic Studies.
Almiraj Sufi
Books, located in Australia, specializes in mail-order books on
Sufism, Islam, and comparative spirituality.
Jahan Books Has a very large
selection of books on Sufism in Persian.
Moon Over
Medina: A Sufi Bookstore publishes and sells five Sufi texts. Their
site also contains some useful on-line articles.
Journal
of the History of Sufism is a new international academic journal
containing
articles written in French and English by scholars of Sufism.
Sufism: An
Inquiry is an online version of the journal of the same name published
by the International Association of Sufism. The authors of its articles
are largely devotees of Sufism and Sufi shaykhs, rather than academic
scholars.
Review of
Prof. Fritz Meier's
Essays on Islamic Mysticism and Piety This is a lengthy and
detailed review that appeared on the Word Trade website. Meier, a
Swiss scholar, was one of the most important scholars of Sufism in the
twentieth century.
Serving the Guest: a Sufi
Cookbook and Art Gallery, by Kathleen Seidel, is both a
tastefully done, aesthetically delightful, and spiritually enlightening
online book of Sufi cookery
for feeding the body and the soul, as well as an online museum of Islamic
art for feasting with one's eyes.
Sufi Events and
Conferences in the United States and internationally, of
interest to both scholars and practitioners of all varieties of
Sufism.
Conference: Sufism and
the Christian
East October 18-20, 2001. Although this conference has occured,
many of the talks are available and a book of conference proceedings
will soon be published.
Sufi
Personals Periodically, over the years, readers of this website
have asked me to put together a Sufi Personals website. Finally a
friend has taken the initiative and created such a page.
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