What Is Sufism? Islam and Mystical Experience

Alex O'Connor
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Chapters & Sections (58)

0:00 Distinguishing Mystical from Normal Religious Practices chapter 3
0:00 Distinguishing Mystical from Normal Religious Practices
2:49 Islamic Mysticism and Sufi Mystics
4:18 Islamic Theological Traditions and Sufism
6:35 Sufi Perspective on God's Transcendence and Imminence chapter 3
6:35 Sufi Perspective on God's Transcendence and Imminence
8:45 Islamic History and Sufism Explained
10:03 Algerian Freedom Fighter and Sufi Influences
11:27 Sufism as a Discipline within Islam chapter 2
11:27 Sufism as a Discipline within Islam
13:20 Productivity and Focus with Brain FM
15:31 Sufism in Islam and its Historical Significance chapter 3
15:31 Sufism in Islam and its Cultural Significance
17:07 Succession of Authority in Early Islam
18:29 Shia Islam and Sufism Comparison
20:07 Evolution of Sufism in Islamic Law and Society chapter 2
20:07 Islamic Traditions and Law Development
21:55 Sufism in Islamic Society and History
24:55 Origins of the Term Sufi Discussed chapter 2
24:55 Origin of the Term Sufism
27:10 Early Sufism and Proto Sufi Movement
30:05 Emergence of Mystical Teachings in 9th Century chapter 6
30:05 Mystical Teachings in 9th Century Baghdad
32:05 Emergence of Sufism in Early Centuries
33:51 Al-Hallaj's Controversial Statement on Truth
35:11 Sufi Leader's Blasphemous Statements and Eccentric Behavior
36:32 Jesus and Al-Khwarizmi's Blasphemous Statements
37:48 Sufi Tradition and Visiting Graves
40:19 Criticism of Sufism in Islamic History chapter 2
40:19 Criticism of Sufism and Grave Worship
42:26 Critique of Sufism in Salafi and Rational Islam
44:47 Philosophy and Reason in Islam chapter 2
44:47 Philosophy in Islam and Catholic Church
46:40 Salafism and its Methodological Differences
49:12 Sufism's Relationship with Islam Discussed chapter 4
49:12 Sufism and Islam Relationship Debate
51:34 Sufism in Western Scholarship and Practice
53:10 Sufism's Relationship with Islam Debated
54:42 Influence of Pre-Islamic Traditions on Sufism
56:31 Sufism and Non-Muslim Identification chapter 2
56:31 Sufism and Non-Muslim Identification
58:44 Sufi Practices and Beliefs Described
1:01:12 Sufi Practices and Worlding in Islam chapter 3
1:01:12 Sufi Practices and Worlding in Islam
1:03:16 Sufi Musical Practices and Instrumentation
1:04:42 Sufism and Music in Islam Debate
1:06:21 Sufi Views on Music and Its Acceptance chapter 4
1:06:21 Sufi Views on Music and Its Acceptance
1:08:05 Islamic Views on Music and Instrumentation
1:09:32 Sufi Poetry and Wine in Islam
1:10:57 Taboo Themes in Sufi Literature
1:12:26 Sufi Poetry and Mystical Experiences chapter 2
1:12:26 Sufi Poetry and Mystical Experiences
1:14:39 Rumi's Concept of Love and Reality
1:16:41 Sufism and Philosophical Monism Explained chapter 3
1:16:41 Sufism and Philosophical Monism Explained
1:18:13 Sufi Critique of Philosophical Reasoning
1:21:18 Philosophical Speculation in Sufi Thought

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