For centuries Sufism—Islamic mysticism—held a major place in Islamic spirituality, intellectual life, and popular religion. While many scholars have commented on Sufism's decline, few have delved deep
Demands for freedom, justice, and dignity have animated protests and revolutions across the Middle East in recent years, from the Iranian Green Movement and the Arab Spring uprisings to Turkey’s March
Hoffman (religion and South Asian and Middle Eastern studies, U. of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign) examines a distinct sect of Islam that is neither Sunni nor Shi'ite and remains largely a mystery both to
