Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Acknowledgments vi
4. Foreword by Professor Hasan al-Shafi’i ix
5. Introduction 1
6. STORIES OF DISENCHANTMENT
7. 1 Locating the (Neo)Traditional 21
8. 2 Modern Times 45
9. PLACES OF RE-ENCHANTMENT
10. 3 Travelers to Tradition 67
11. 4 Formation of Authority and Conditions of Plausibility 98
12. 5 The Metaphysical Lens 123
13. 6 Race, Gender, and Belonging 148
14. LOCATING NEO-TRADITIONALISM IN MODERNITY
15. 7 The Sufi, the Palace, and the People 177
16. 8 The Seekers, Politics, and Power 204
17. Conclusion 234
18. Notes 246
19. Bibliography 292
20. Index 319