Sufism Becoming a Science of Religion: The Transformation Process of the Tradition of Ummism and Expansion of the Field of Objective Science Cover Image

Tasavvufun Bir Din Bilimi Haline Gelmesi: Ümmi Geleneğin Dönüşme Süreci ve Nesnel Bilim Alanının Genişlemesi
Sufism Becoming a Science of Religion: The Transformation Process of the Tradition of Ummism and Expansion of the Field of Objective Science

Author(s): Ekrem Demirli
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Islam studies
Published by: Balkan Studies Foundation
Keywords: Sufism; Science of Religion; Ummism

Summary/Abstract: Discussions focused on the legitimacy of any science have not been as widespread and continuous in any other religious science as it has in Sufism. The discussions were wi- despread because the problem concerned each particular mention of Sufism as much as Sufism itself; it was continuous because the issue of legitimacy made its presence felt strongly in all periods of Sufism. Just as one who does not address the problem is not a mystic, even today Sufism is the only religious science that can be considered to have been unsuccessful in establishing itself as a “science of religion.”

  • Issue Year: 1/2021
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 7-37
  • Page Count: 31
  • Language: Turkish, English
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