Kenneth S. Avery

A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ`

Listening and Altered States

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Produktbeschreibung

Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines samâ` - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture. A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ` provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Mai 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 322g
• ISBN-13: 9780415754118
• ISBN-10: 0415754119
• Artikelnr.: 39701056

Autorenporträt

Kenneth S. Avery is a specialist in Sufi studies and Persian literature. He is a musician and a recent Ph.D. graduate in Islamic Studies from the University of Melbourne, Australia

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Samâ` in Early Sufi Literature: An Overview 3. The
Language of Samâ` and Other Key Concepts 4. The Psychology of Samâ` Part 1
5. The Psychology of Samâ` Part 2 6. The Psychology of Samâ` According to
the Sufi Writers 7. The Sufis' Explanations of their Altered State
Experiences 8. The Ritual Behaviour and Etiquette of Samâ` 9. The
Paradigmatic Experience of Two 'Ecstatics', Nûrî and Shiblî 10. Conclusions