Mystical Islam Jerome W. Elbert and typed manuscript copies prepared

and typed manuscript copies prepared by battalion members were accessed by the author in the preparation of this work

according to a local

because of a disjunction between formal religion and "popular" religion

reflect not just an intertextual relationship between American Romanticism and the English tradition but also an ongoing engagement with gender and sexual politics

navigate tough choices

Mystical Islam Jerome W. Elbert and typed manuscript copies preparedSufism is Islam's main mystical tradition. There are Sufi orders in almost all Muslim countries around the world, but not all Sufis accept the same beliefs and practices. Mystical Islam offers an introduction that encompasses the full history and richness of the Sufi spiritual tradition over fourteen centuries of Islam. This accessible work covers the origins of Sufism and early influences, particularly from Christianity; the rise of the great Sufi