{"product_id":"sufism-in-canada-weaving-islamic-practice-and-contemporary-spirituality-paperback-softback-9780774870702","title":"Sufism in Canada; Weaving Islamic Practice and Contemporary Spirituality (Paperback \/ softback) 9780774870702","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSufism in Canada\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eWeaving Islamic Practice and Contemporary Spirituality\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGeneviève Mercier-Dalphond (Edited by), Merin Shobhana Xavier (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780774870702, University of British Columbia Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 December 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e330 pages, 7 b\u0026amp;w photos\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhirling dervishes. Ecstatic experience. Historical and contemporary expressions of Sufism are suffused with spirituality, asceticism, and mysticism. \u003cem\u003eSufism in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e asks how we can understand this fascinating religious practice in a specifically Canadian context and, by extension, how Sufism informs Islam and popular spirituality not only in Canada but across the globe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing case studies rooted in Canadian concerns and communities, scholars of Islamic studies, sociology, ethnomusicology, and history analyze the meaning and practice of Sufism in this country. They investigate the institutional and transnational histories of the Inayati, Halveti-Jerrahi, and Naqshbandi orders. They explore tensions between gendered Muslim spaces and Sufism as a universal spirituality. And they revisit old Sufi stories in a new landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSufism in Canada\u003c\/em\u003e not only adds to a growing body of literature on Islam and Muslim identities in Canada, but also helps define new paths of exploration for this important field of study.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \/ \u003cem\u003eMerin Shobhana Xavier and Geneviève Mercier-Dalphond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Situating Sufism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 Sacred Landscapes and Universal Sufism: From Canada to South Asia \/ \u003cem\u003eGeneviève Mercier-Dalphond\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 Circles of Remembrance: The Halveti-Jerrahis of Toronto \/ \u003cem\u003eAtif Khalil\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 Sufism and Spiritual Ecology: The Pacific Northwest \/ \u003cem\u003eMerin Shobhana Xavier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 Shaykh Ibrahim Joel Kreps: A Sufi Sage of Montreal \/ \u003cem\u003eMarcia Hermansen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Practices and Rituals\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 What Is \"Sufi\" about the Montreal Sufi Centre? A Portrait of a Neighbourhood Zawiya \/ \u003cem\u003eNaïm Jeanbart\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 The MTO Shahmaghsoudi Order: From Iran to Canada \/ \u003cem\u003eEmily Victoria Hanlon\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 Branches of Sound: The Aurality of Safety in Sufi Toronto \/ \u003cem\u003eAlia O'Brien\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePart III: Reflections on Sufism\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 Reweaving Old Sufi Stories: Three Canadian Writers \/ \u003cem\u003eSara Abdel-Latif\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 Speculations on Sufism and Gender in Canada: Critical Dialogue between Two Racialized Scholars \/ \u003cem\u003eAmina Jamal and Maryam Khan\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 Light upon Light: Would Sufism by Any Other Name Smell as Sweet? \/ \u003cem\u003eAbdul-Rehman Malik\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"UBC Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52531138035992,"sku":"9780774870702","price":25.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/sufism-in-canada-weaving-islamic-practice-and-contemporary-spirituality-paperback-softback-9780774870702","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}