God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Later Middle Period, 1200-1550 by Ahmet T. Karamustafa

God's Unruly Friends: Dervish Groups in the Islamic Later Middle Period, 1200-1550

Ahmet T. Karamustafa

159 pages first pub 1994 (editions)

nonfiction history religion challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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Wandering dervishes formed a prominent feature of most Muslim communities well into the modern period, surviving in some regions even today. Shocking in appearance, behavior, and speech, these social misfits were revered by the public, yet denounc...

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