Sufi Authority is a religious and spiritual leadership role within Sufi traditions that distinguishes itself by deriving legitimacy from personal mystical attainment, lineage authentication, and charismatic guidance rather than institutional clerical office or legal scholarship.
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Mystical Islam: an introduction to Sufism
Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 121 citations
The Sufi Shaykh and the Sultan: A Conflict of Claims to Authority in Medieval India
Simon Digby · Iran · 1990 · 119 citations
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, United States
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2 publications
48 citations
Altrecht GGZ
Utrecht, The Netherlands
2 h-index
2 publications
72 citations
Ankara University
Ankara, Türkiye
2 h-index
2 publications
32 citations
United States Military Academy
West Point, United States
1 h-index
2 publications
68 citations
Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, Canada
1 h-index
1 publications
12 citations
University of Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
1 h-index
1 publications
10 citations
Binghamton University
Binghamton, United States
1 h-index
1 publications
23 citations
Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara
Medan, Indonesia
1 h-index
1 publications
34 citations
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- International Journal Middle East Studies
4 publications · 161 citations
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- The Muslim World
4 publications · 136 citations
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- Choice Reviews Online
CRO · 3 publications · 168 citations
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- Journal for the Academic Study of Religion
JASR · 2 publications · 22 citations
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- Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations
2 publications · 108 citations
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