John J Curry

The Transformation of Muslim Mystical Thought in the Ottoman Empire

The Rise of the Halveti Order, 1350-1650

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Produktbeschreibung

The Transformation of Muslim Mystical Thought in the Ottoman Empire The Rise of the Halvetî Order, 1350-1650 John J. Curry One of more poorly understood aspects of the history of the Ottoman Empire has been the flourishing of Sufi mysticism under its auspices. This study tracks the evolution of the Halveti order from its modest origins in medieval Azerbaijan to the emergence of its influential Sa'bâniyye branch, whose range extended throughout the Empire at the height of its expansion. By carefully reconstructing the lives of formerly obscure figures in the history of the order, a complex picture emerges of the connections of Halvetî groups with the Ottoman state and society. Even more importantly, since the Sa'bâniyye branch of the order grew out of the towns and villages of the northern Anatolian mountains rather than the major urban centres, this work has the added benefit of bringing a unique perspective to how Ottoman subjects lived, worked, and worshiped outside the major urban centres of the Empire. Along the way, it sheds light on less-visible actors in society, such as women and artisans, and challenges widely-held generalizations about the activities and strategies of Ottoman mystics. John J. Curry is an Assistant Professor of Near Eastern and Islamic History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 658g
• ISBN-13: 9780748639236
• ISBN-10: 0748639233
• Artikelnr.: 26816598

Autorenporträt

John Curry is Assistant Professor in the Department of History at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He has worked extensively in Ottoman archives and libraries in the Turkish Republic for over a decade. He is presently editing a volume of articles about the development of Islamic mysticism from 1200-1800, and also participating in the translation of Katip Çelebi's Cihânnümâ as part of a panel of other noted Ottomanists.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration; List of Abbreviations for
Frequently-Cited Works in the Text; Introduction-On the Study of Ottoman
Mystical Traditions; Part I The Rise and Spread of the Halvetî Order from
its Origins through the Twelfth/Eighteenth Century: Chapter 1 Early Sufism
and the origins of the Halvetî path (ca. 900-1400); Chapter 2 The Great
Expansion: From Regional Organization to Far-Flung Network (ca. 1400-1600);
Part II The Evolution of a Halvetî Sub-Branch: The Life and Career of
?a'bân-? Veli and his Followers in the Kastamonu Region; Chapter 3 Echoes
of a distant past: ?a'bân-? Veli's early life and conversion to Sufism;
Chapter 4 Genesis of a sub-branch: ?a'bân-? Veli's struggles in Kastamonu;
Chapter 5 An uneven legacy: the succession to ?a'bân-? Veli to the end of
the tenth/sixteenth century; Part III Defending the Cult of Saints in
Eleventh/Seventeenth-Century Kastamonu: Transforming the ?a'bâniyye Order
under 'Ömer el-Fu'âdî: Chapter 6 'Ömer el-Fu'âdî as Sufi aspirant and
haigographer: the road to ?a'bâniyye succession; Chapter 7 Inscribing the
?a'bâniyye order onto Kastamonu's landscape; Chapter 8 The political and
doctrinal legacy of 'Ömer el-Fu'âdî; Conclusion What can the ?a'bâniyye
Teach Us About Transitions in the Early Modern Period of World History?;
Endnotes; Bibliography; Primary Sources: Original Manuscripts; Primary
Sources in Printed Texts, Translation, or Edited Editions of Manuscripts;
Secondary Sources