The Bloomsbury Companion to Islamic Studies is a comprehensive survey of the field - past, present and future. Providing an overview of the key theoretical and methodological issues, as well as practi
With militant Salafists and Wahhabists dominating the headlines about Islam in the West, contemporary Sufism (the more mystical form of Islam) is not much discussed, even in relation to South Asia, wh
Often described as the soul of Islam, Sufism is one of the most interesting yet least known facet of this global religion. Sufism is the softer more inclusive and mystical form of Islam. Although mili
