One of more poorly understood aspects of the Ottoman Empire has been the flourishing of Sufi mysticism under its auspices. This study tracks the evolution of the Halveti order from its modest origins in medieval Azerbaijan to the emergence of the influential Sa'baniyye; whose range once extended throughout the Empire. By carefully reconstructing the lives of formerly obscure figures in the history of the order; a complex picture emerges of the connections among Halveti groups; the state; and society. Even more important; since the Sa'baniyye grew out of the towns and villages of the northern Anatolian mountains rather than the major urban centres; this work brings a unique perspective to the lives; work; and worship of Ottoman subjects outside of the major urban centres of the Empire. Along the way; the study sheds light on less-visible actors; such as women and artisans; and challenges generalizations about the activities and strategies of Ottoman mystics.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy NorjonWas a fabulous lesson in WWII era history.0 of 4 people found the following review helpful. Hitler; Mussolini and pope Pius XIBy Mary DoleyThis book could much more be improved by including some pictures; especially for the younger readers who have no idea what the headliners look like.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Embarrassing that this fiction was written by an Italian; who could have easily checked facts in the the Vatican archives.By Green Mountain MamaThis book deliberately leaves out all the facts that would damage its thesis. The thesis is that Pope Piux XI was vocally anti-fascist and anti-Nazi and his successor; Pius XII was not. Only the first half of that sentence is factual.Pius XII was born Eugenio Pacelli and because he was nuncio in Germany for a dozen years he was the Vatican's resident Nazi expert during the reign of Pius XI. As such he singlehandedly or with others WROTE all the encyclicals that were anti-fascist and anti-Nazi that Pius XI gave that were so justly applauded. Including the most famous of those; "Mit brennender Sorge" (English: With Burning Anxiety) On the Church and the German Reich. Which Pius XI issued during the Nazi era on 10 March 1937.One fact in this book that is correct is that before the election of the new Pope; Pacelli destroyed Pius XI last unpublished encyclical which he; Pacelli; had also helped write. Instead of publish that work as the new pope; Pacelli now Pius XII; wrote and published his first encyclical “Summi Pontificatus." As the first encyclical of his pontificate; issued October 20; 1939; it of course held the attention of the press and set the tone for his papacy. Summi Pontificatus was as strongly worded as the destroyed work; if not more so. It vehemently attacked the doctrines of totalitarianism; racism; and materialism; "The first of these pernicious errors; today so widespread; is the disregard for that law of human solidarity and charity dictated and imposed . . . by the common origin and equality in their rational nature of all men; regardless of the people to which they belong.â€â€œSummi Pontificatus" is concerned with the oneness of all human beings. In paragraph 48; dealing with the Church's openness to all; it describes St. Paul's vision of "the new man who is renewed unto knowledge; according to the image of Him that created him. Where there is neither Gentile nor Jew." The exact same language Pius XI used; because it was also written by Pacelli/Pius XII.The Nazis were furious and howled loudly in their press that Pius XII was continuing the policies of his predecessor and was "the Jew lover in the Vatican." The French however were thrilled and printed 70;000 copies and had them dropped over Germany.
