1st Edition
Sufism and Jewish-Muslim Relations The Derekh Avraham Order in Israel
By Yafia Randall
Copyright 2016
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
268 Pages
by
Routledge
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In Israel there are Jews and Muslims who practice Sufism together. The Sufi’ activities that they take part in together create pathways of engagement between two faith traditions in a geographical area beset by conflict. Sufism and Jewish Muslim Relations investigates this practice of Sufism among Jews and Muslims in Israel and examines their potential to contribute to peace in the area. It... Read more
Part 1: Procedure and Contexts of the Research 1 Introduction 2 Contexts of the Investigation 3 Historical Encounters of Jewish and Islamic Mysticism: precedents of Contemporary Practice in Israel Part 2: Reading the Field Narratives 4 The Derekh Avraham/Tariqat Ibrahimiyya and its Contemporary Re-emergence in Israel 5 Beshara: Lovers of Ibn Arabi 6 Embracing the Sufi Path and the Dissemination of Knowledge 7 Jewish and Muslim Peacemakers Part 3: Conclusion 8 The Other Voice Appendices
Biography
Yafiah Katherine Randall received her PhD at the University of Winchester. She combines academic research into Jewish-Muslim relations focusing on Sufism with grass-roots action for interreligious understanding and conflict transformation.
