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SUFISM IN FATIMID EGYPT AND THE PROBLEM OF HISTORIOGRAPHICAL INERTIA.

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      AL-Jawzi, Ibn
    • Abstract:
      The article discusses the history of sufism in Fatimid Egypt and the problem of historiographical inertia. Topics include the development of sufism as a social movement and identifiable tradition, Islamic scholar Ibn al-Jawzī's critique of Abū Nu'aym's inclusive approach to Sufi history, and the critical role of the transmission of hadith and the pursuit of scholarship in the dissemination of sufism.