Acknowledgements

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vi
4. Note on Transliteration and Abbreviations vii
5. Acknowledgements viii
6. Introduction: İsmail Hakkı Bursevi and Religious Authority 1
7. 1. Beyond Charisma: Sufi Authority in a Historical Context 25
8. 2. Authority through the Sufi Master 47
9. 3. A Link in the Chain: Authority through the Sufi Order 79
10. 4. The Sufi as the Axis of the World: Advising Officials 106
11. 5. A Sufi Qurʾan? Bursevi and the Rūḥ al-bayān 130
12. Conclusion: Bursevi and Future Directions in Ottoman Intellectual History 157
13. Bibliography 161
14. Index 177