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Thesis (Ph.D.)--York University, 2006. Graduate Programme in History. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 331-350). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:NR39017

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Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka vilka uttryckssätt den mystiska folkfromheten inom islam, sufismen, kan ha och om undervisning om den kan bidra till en mer allsidig bild av islam i den svenska kontexten. Med det hermeneutiska förhållningssättet som utgångspunkt har dels en läromedelsanalys och dels en fallstudie genomförts. Läromedelsanalysen behandlar i vilken omfattning och på vilket sätt sufismen presenteras i läroböcker som används i grundskolans senare år samt i gymnasiet. Fallstudien bygger på både deltagande observationer samt kvalitativa intervjuer i en sufiorden.Läromedelsanalysen visar att sufismen knappt behandlas i läroböckerna. Den bild som ges av sufismen är en historisk sufism där det religiösa utövandet inte beskrivs. Fallstudien visar att den sufism som utövas inom sufiorden är en levande sufism som inte beskrivs i undervisningen idag.Den slutsats som kan dras av undersökningen är att den levande sufismen mycket väl kan användas i ett didaktiskt syfte för att visa en mångfald inom islam.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Boston University / This dissertation examines the role of local oral and written sources in understanding belief and practice among followers of the Muridiyya Sufi order of Senegal. To date, scholarship on Muridiyya has tended to look to political and economic dimensions of the movement to explain its historical emergence and continuity. Works which have taken into account the movement's pedagogy and values have often focused on their economic and political implications. The present work examines discourses generated by Murid voices, mainly in the local language ofWolof. It addresses several key issues surrounding Murid identities, including how Murids envision their relationship to the founder, Ahmadu Bamba Mba.kke, how they envision their individual roles within society, and how they historicize themselves. Chapter One frames the discussion within a larger context of local Islamic discourses in sub-Saharan Africa. It reviews Ajami literary traditions (African language sources written in modified Arabic script) from Islamized Africa to shed light on important local perspectives. Chapter Two presents the sources used in the study. These include Wolof Ajami texts (Wolofal), oral data, and Arabophone and Europhone sources. The first set includes poetry composed by authors close to the movement's founder, works by contemporary Murid scholars, and published compilations of oral traditions attributed to Ahmadu Bamba. The second set includes oral interviews and recordings of Murid historians, educators, and disciples: The last set of data includes official Murid hagiographies, Bamba's own devotional poetry, and Western scholarly sources. The remaining chapters provide an analysis of these internal sources. They examine prominent themes as they appear through subjects such as history, education, ethics, the role of spiritual guides, and Bamba's sainthood in Murid discourses. The data presented offer a new perspective, grounded in local narratives, of this dynamic West African Sufi movement. The study presents several key fmdings. First, the analysis ties Murid knowledge systems to both local historical and cultural contexts, and to wider traditions of Islamic mysticism. Second, it demonstrates the marginal role assigned to colonial authority in Murid internal narratives. Finally, it uncovers the continuing overt and mystical significance of Bamba's work in the lives of his followers.

<p>This study is a theoretical research concerning Ibn Arabi's Sufi experience and his philosophy of the &quot / unity of being&quot / (also his poetical talent). I therefore adopted the historical and analytical methodologies to analyse and reply on the questions and suggestions I have raised in this paper. Both of the methodologies reveal the actual status of the Sufism of Ibn Arabi who came with a challenging sufi doctrine. Also, in the theoretical methodology I attempt to define Sufism by giving a panoramic history of it. I have also researched Ibn Arabi's status amongst his contemporaries for example, Al-Hallaj and Ibn Al Farid, and how they influenced him as a Sufi thinker during this time.</p> <p><br /> In the analytical study I explore the poems &quot / Tarjuman al Ashwaq&quot / of Ibn Arabi, of which I have selected some poems to study analytically. Through this I discovered Ibn Arabi's Sufi inclinations and the criticisms of various literary scholars, theologians, philosophers and also sufi thinkers, both from the East and the West. In this analysis I have also focused on the artistic value of the poetry which he utilized to promote his own doctrine &quot / the unity of being.&quot / </p>

伊斯蘭興起至今已有一千三百餘年，創教之初即傳入中國。「蘇非」(Sufi)一詞早在八世紀後半即已出現，「蘇非思想」(Sufism)不斷的發展，傳入新疆及甘寧青地區，影響極廣。本文乃針對蘇非思想進入新疆後所形成之「依禪派」加以研討，著重在其形成、發展與影響等幾個層面。全文共分六章十四節。在本論之前，先將「新疆」、「回疆」與「回回」等名詞予以界定，並舖陳出新疆之伊斯蘭化。本論部分，首先論述伊斯蘭教蘇非思想之形成及其內涵，繼而探討蘇非如何傳入新疆地區以及傳入後的變化，至依禪派形成，成為新疆伊斯蘭的主流，其涵義、特色及本土化的過程，也將一一探尋，最後則討論依禪對新疆穆斯林社會之影響，以及與中國西北門宦間之關連。以上研究新疆依禪之心得，並整理條列於結論之中。 / It has been about 1300 years since the rise of the Islam, and the religion spread to China soon after its establishment. The term "Sufi" had appeared around the last half of the eighth century, and Sufism spread and brought enormous influence over Hsin-chiang and Kan,Nien,Chin areas. This thesis focuses on the Ishan Section, which was formed when Sufism had arrived Hsin-chiang, and is going to examine its formation, development, influences and other related aspects. There are totally 6 chapters which are composed of 14 sections. Before the main thesis, the terms "Hsin-chiang" 、"Hui-chiang"and"Hui-hui" are defined, the Islamized process in Hsin-chiang is also generally introduced. In th main thesis, the formation and content of Islam Sufism are discussed at first, then the way how Sufi entered Hsin-chang and the changes happened to Sufism are studied later on. The study reaches further into the formation of Ishan, how it became the main stream of the Islam in Hsin-chiang, its overall ideas and localizing process are all examined carefully one by one, In the end, the influences of Ishan had brought to Hsin-chiang Muslim society, as well as the connection with chinese Northwest Men-huan are discussed. In the last chapter, comments and suggestions are given together with the conclusion.

<p>This study is a theoretical research concerning Ibn Arabi's Sufi experience and his philosophy of the &quot / unity of being&quot / (also his poetical talent). I therefore adopted the historical and analytical methodologies to analyse and reply on the questions and suggestions I have raised in this paper. Both of the methodologies reveal the actual status of the Sufism of Ibn Arabi who came with a challenging sufi doctrine. Also, in the theoretical methodology I attempt to define Sufism by giving a panoramic history of it. I have also researched Ibn Arabi's status amongst his contemporaries for example, Al-Hallaj and Ibn Al Farid, and how they influenced him as a Sufi thinker during this time.</p> <p><br /> In the analytical study I explore the poems &quot / Tarjuman al Ashwaq&quot / of Ibn Arabi, of which I have selected some poems to study analytically. Through this I discovered Ibn Arabi's Sufi inclinations and the criticisms of various literary scholars, theologians, philosophers and also sufi thinkers, both from the East and the West. In this analysis I have also focused on the artistic value of the poetry which he utilized to promote his own doctrine &quot / the unity of being.&quot / </p>

On ne saurait parler aujourd’hui de l’Islam dans son immense complexité sans aborder ses différentes branches et ramifications. Sunnites, chiites, soufis. Les zaouïas font partie de ce paysage de diversité. A travers tous les pays musulmans les zaouïas ont su marqué de quelques empreintes parfois bien profondes les sociétés dans lesquelles elles ont existés.L’histoire nous révèle plusieurs cas où l’influence des soufis était un facteur déterminent dans des décisions politiques et sociales majeures. L’ascension de plusieurs villes et villages s’est faite grâce à la présence du tombeau d’un saint soufi ou voir même à son court passage. Ain Madi dans le sud Algérien, Konya en Turquie, la tombe de RUMI est le deuxième site touristique le plus visité de Turquie. Tombouctou au Mali, Tachkent, Boukhara, Samarkand et bien d’autres.Les études politiques actuelles ne s’intéressent plus uniquement aux institutions du pouvoir et aux élites pour cerner la dynamique d’un pays mais interrogent également les autres éléments constituants les sociétés et analysent les différentes formes de gouvernance et d’autorité.Le cas des zaouïas en Algérie, est des plus éloquents du fait de leurs interventions envers toutes les catégories de la société.De tout temps les politiques peinent à satisfaire les demandes de leurs populations, de les maîtriser et canaliser leurs mécontentement. Le recours aux chefs de tribus, aux représentants associatifs, aux imams est une pratique plutôt courante dans l’entretient et le maintien de la paix sociale. Les zaouïas ne sont pas étrangères aux questions de l’Etat, des populations, de l’identité, de la culture; cependant, toutes ne sont pas concernées par ce rôle. / Having been fought, been denigrated, accused, been indicated for a long time as sign of charlatanism, of obscurantism and of collaboration, zaouïas became places most coveted by high representatives in Algeria. Supported, financed, projected, favoured, their roles today is determine. Algeria would count a considerable number of zaouïas. Zaouïas, modest but warm and calm places, reflects humility and peace. Their deep anchoring in cultural, space and social environment, high symbolism which they transport, impose a more and more growing curiosity as soon as they get closer to their perimetres. However, behind this gentle facade, a machine of influence of a formidable effectiveness displayed its tentacles in the different spheres of catch of decisions, in the point where the most part of the members of successive governments for 1990s have a direct or indirect relation with one of Chouyoukhs of zaouïas. To be affiliated to a zaouïa today is fashionable.

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