The Divine Flood: Ibrahim Niasse and the Roots of a Twentieth-Century Sufi Revival
Author(s)
Seesemann, Rudiger
Seesemann, Rudiger
This Is A Study Of A 20th-century Sufi Revival In West Africa. Seesemann's Work Evolves Around The Emergence And Spread Of The 'community Of The Divine Flood,' Established In 1929 By Ibrahim Niasse, A Leader Of The Tijaniyya Sufi Order From Senegal. A Flood Shall Come Upon My Companions -- Studying Sufism In Context -- Beginnings: Ibrahim Niasse And The Advent Of The Flood -- Spiritual Training: The Way To Mystical Knowledge -- Seeing God: The Nascent Community -- Crossing Borders: Expansion In Senegal And Beyond -- The Supreme Saint Of His Time: A Prophecy Fulfilled -- After The Flood. Rüdiger Seesemann. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Keywords
Iniyās, Ibrāhīm, Tijānīyah--History, Tijānīyah--Africa, West--History, Tijānīyah members, Tijānīyah members--Biography, Sufism--History, Sufism--Africa, West--History, BP189.7.T5 S44 2011, 297.4/8
Iniyās, Ibrāhīm, Tijānīyah--History, Tijānīyah--Africa, West--History, Tijānīyah members, Tijānīyah members--Biography, Sufism--History, Sufism--Africa, West--History, BP189.7.T5 S44 2011, 297.4/8
| Name in long format: | The Divine Flood: Ibrahim Niasse and the Roots of a Twentieth-Century Sufi Revival |
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| ISBN-10: | 0195384326 |
| ISBN-13: | 9780195384321 |
| Book pages: | 331 |
| Book language: | en |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Dimensions: | Height: 1.2 Inches, Length: 9.3 Inches, Weight: 1.42418621252 Pounds, Width: 6.3 Inches |
