TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ernst,Carl W.
TI  - Sufism: an introduction to the mystical tradition of Islam 
SN  - 9781590308844 (pbk. : alk. paper)
U1  - 219 23A
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Boston, London
PB  - Shambhala
KW  - Sufism
KW  - Mysticism / Islam
N1  - Bibliogr. p. 243-249; List of figures -- Preface to the 2011 edition -- Preface to the first edition -- 1. What is Sufism? -- 2. The sacred sources of Sufism -- 3. Saints and sainthood -- 4. The names of God, meditation, and mystical experience -- 5. The Sufi orders: mastery, discipleship, and initiation -- 6. Sufi poetry -- 7. Sufi music and dance -- 8. Sufism in the contemporary world -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Select discography -- Index
ER  -