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Sufi Orders

Sufi Orders is a religious organization within the mystical tradition of Islam distinguished by its structured spiritual lineage, ritual practices, and hierarchical master-disciple relationships aimed at cultivating inner purification and proximity to the divine.

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72

Authors

42

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2017–2026

6

Variants

TariqaTariqas

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Publications

65

Mystical Islam: an introduction to Sufism

Choice Reviews Online · 1990 · 121 citations

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Self and Others: The Diary of a Dervish in Seventeenth Century Istanbul and First-Person Narratives in Ottoman Literature

Cemal Kafadar · Studia Islamica · 1989 · 100 citations

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Islam and Politics in East Africa: The Sufi Order in Tanzania

Norman R. Bennett, August H. Nimtz · The American Historical Review · 1981 · 89 citations

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Mystics and commissars: Sufism in the Soviet Union

Julian Birch · International Affairs · 1986 · 79 citations

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The Madrasa at Deoband: A Model for Religious Education in Modern India

Barbara D. Metcalf · Modern Asian Studies · 1978 · 68 citations

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Authors

72

  1. MV
    Martin van Bruinessen

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    3 publications · 79 citations

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  2. SS
    Scott S. Reese

    Northern Arizona University, United States

    2 publications · 59 citations

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  3. AH
    August H. Nimtz

    University of Minnesota, United States

    2 publications · 138 citations

    2

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  4. MM
    Milad Milani

    Western Sydney University, Australia

    2 publications · 24 citations

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  5. RM
    Richard M. Eaton

    University of Arizona, United States

    2 publications · 60 citations

    2

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Institutions

42

  1. Western Sydney University

    Richmond, Australia

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    48 citations

  2. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  3. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    48 citations

  4. Ankara University

    Ankara, Türkiye

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    32 citations

  5. Keele University

    Newcastle-under-Lyme, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    22 citations

  6. Algiers 2 University

    Algiers, Algeria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  7. Selçuk University

    Konya, Türkiye

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  8. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

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Venues

  1. International Journal Middle East Studies

    6 publications · 159 citations

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  2. Africa Today

    4 publications · 183 citations

    4

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  3. Iranian Studies

    4 publications · 128 citations

    4

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  4. The American Historical Review

    AHR · 3 publications · 138 citations

    3

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  5. Modern Asian Studies

    2 publications · 129 citations

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