The divine flood: Ibrahim Niasse and the roots of a twentieth-century Sufi revival

The 'Community of the Divine Flood,' established by Ibrahim Niasse within theTijaniyya Sufi order in West Africa, is among the most successful Islamic movements of the twentieth century. This book provides a fascinating analysis of its emergence, its teachings and practices, and its dramatic expansion during the late colonial period. INDICE: Prologue: 'A Flood Shall Come Upon My Companions'; Introduction: Studying Sufism in Context; Perceptions and Interpreters of Sufism - Islam and Africa - Sufism in Context - The Setting - Scope and Structure of the Book; 1:Beginnings: Ibrahim Niasse and the Advent of the Flood; Birth, Childhood, andAdolescence - Early Career - Fayda - A Short History of the Terminology - Niasse as Bringer of the Flood - Reception and Resonance; 2: Spiritual Training: The Way to Mystical Knowledge; Tarbiya: An Overview - Spiritual Energy and theMystical State - Justifying tarbiya - The Three Stations of Religion - Annihilation - The Special Litanies - 'The Cup Makes its Round'; 3: Seeing God: The Nascent Community; Internal Tensions - Discord in Léona - Hijra to Medina - New Attacks - The Rejoinders - Visions and Ecstatic Utterances; 4: Crossing Borders: Expansion in Senegal and Beyond; Consolidation in Senegal - The Supreme Saint - Spiritual Authority and Social Inequalities - Passage to Mauritania - Redrawing Gender Boundaries; 5: 'The Supreme Saint of His Time': A Prophecy Fulfilled; Consequential Encounters - First Visit to Kano - The Conakry Trip - Reception of 'The Conakry Trip' - Returning to Kano and the Hijaz; Epilogue: After the Flood; Niasse's Legacy - Patterns of Conflict and Expansion; Glossary; Sources and Bibliography; Archival Sources - Interviews Cited - Writings by Ibrahim Niasse - Primary Sources in Arabic and African Languages - Secondary Literature

• ISBN: 978-0-19-538432-1
• Editorial: Oxford University
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 01/06/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés