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Dreams Sufism and Sainthood The Visionary Career of Muhammad Al-Zawawi - Studies in the History of Religions Author: Jonathan G. Katz Based on Muhammad al-Zawawi's extraordinary diary of 109 dream conversations with the Prophet Muhammad, this study provides a rare, intimate view of 15th-century North African Muslim life. The study reconstructs Zawawi's lifestory over a critical ten-year period and examines his career as a sufi in the historical context of North Africa ...  more » and Mamluk Cairo. Psychological aspects of Zawawi's religious experience are thoroughly explored. The concluding chapter provides an introduction to the role of dreams and visions in medieval Islam. Particular attention is paid to the way Zawawi and his successors used their visions to legitimate claims to being awliya', or living saints.  « less Post This Book Login | Register ISBN-13: 9789004105997 ISBN-10: 9004105999 Publication Date: 7/1996 Pages: 260 Rating: Currently 0/5 Stars.   ? 0 stars, based on 0 rating Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers Book Type: Hardcover Members Wishing: 0 Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review

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