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RE 330-002 SUFISM: MYSTICAL TRADITION OF ISLAM

FALL 2009 Prof. Olga Solovieva MW 2:30-4:20 p.m., Tang-W i!man "oom
Offi#e o$r%: T$e 4-& p.m., T 2-3 p.m. an' () appoin!men! Offi#e: La'' 2*& P one: &+0-+409 ,-mail: o%olovie-%.i'more.e'$

Course Description:
M)%!i#i%m a% a /$e%! for !ran%forma!ive .no0le'ge an' #on%#io$% e1perien#e of ! e $l!ima!e reali!) a% (een an impor!an! 'imen%ion of man) religio$% !ra'i!ion% an' #$l!$re% of ! e 0orl'. 2n ! i% #o$r%e 0e 0ill fo#$% on S$fi%m3a #omple1 an' fa%#ina!ing m)%!i#al !ra'i!ion 'evelope' 0i! in 2%lam. 4ra0ing on ! e S$fi !e1!% a% 0ell a% on 'i%#$%%ion% an' repre%en!a!ion% of S$fi%m in %# olarl) rea'ing%, film, an' o! er #on!emporar) %o$r#e%, 0e 0ill a!!en' !o a n$m(er of #r$#ial /$e%!ion% rai%e' in ! e 2%lami# m)%!i#al pra#!i#e an' ! o$g !: W a! i% ! e na!$re of 5o' an' of $man %elf6 7o0 #an 0e a##e%% an' e1perien#e ! e 'ivine reali!)6 7o0 'oe% one meaningf$ll) ar!i#$la!e ! i% e1perien#e6 W a! i% ! e rela!ion% ip (e!0een S$fi%m an' ! e overall !ra'i!ion of 2%lam6 Spe#ifi# !opi#% e1plore' in ! e #o$r%e of ! i% %eme%!er 0ill in#l$'e m)%!i#al appropria!ion% of 2%lami# %#rip!$re%8 S$fi poe!r) an' m$%i#8 vario$% S$fi or'er% an' ! eir me'i!a!ive !e# ni/$e%8 ! e !ra'i!ion of 9love m)%!i#i%m: a% em(o'ie' () "$mi an' "a(i;a of <a%ra8 ! e me!ap )%i#al m)%!i#i%m of 2(n al-Ara(i8 %o#ial #on!e1!% an' role% of ! e S$fi movemen!%8 an' %ome of ! e #on!rover%ie% %$rro$n'ing S$fi%m ! ro$g o$! i!% i%!or) an' in ! e #on!emporar) %#ene. Re uire! Te"ts: Mi# ael Sell%, ,arl) 2%lami# M)%!i#i%m Annemarie S# immel, M)%!i#al 4imen%ion% of 2%lam =arl W. ,rn%!. T e S am( ala 5$i'e !o S$fi%m "$mi >!ran%. ?a(ir 7elmin%.i@, Love i% a S!ranger
<oo.% are availa(le for p$r# a%e a! ! e S.i'more <oo.%!ore8 ! e) are al%o pla#e' on a 3- o$r re%erve a! ! e li(rar). O! er rea'ing% 0ill (e availa(le on-line an' a% an'o$!% 'i%!ri($!e' in #la%%8 plea%e no!e ! a! i! i% )o$r re%pon%i(ili!) !o o(!ain an' .eep ! e #opie% of all an'o$!% ! ro$g o$! ! e %eme%!er. T ere

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Re$!in& (ourn$' ) Re*'ection +$pers T i% rea'ingB0ri!ing a%%ignmen! i% 'e%igne' !o elp )o$ engage 0i! ! e #o$r%e rea'ing% in an in'ep! an' #rea!ive 0a). Jo$ are a%.e' !o i'en!if) impor!an! ! eme% an' .e) #on#ep!% in!ro'$#e' in ! e rea'ing%, an' al%o3ver) impor!an!K3!o engage 0i! ! em in a #ri!i#al >i.e., %erio$%B%# olarl)@ )e! imagina!ive 0a), () offering )o$r o0n in!erpre!a!ion% an' refle#!ion%. Plea%e (ring )o$r paper% !o #la%% 0i! )o$ an' (e prepare' !o refer !o ! em '$ring #la%% 'i%#$%%ion%8 o##a%ionall), 2 mig ! a%. one or more of )o$ !o rea' )o$r paper% !o ! e #la%% in or'er !o fa#ili!a!e o$r 'i%#$%%ion3'on;! (e % )K, an' (e rea') !o 'efen' an' 'i%#$%% ! e per%pe#!ive )o$;ve # o%en !o arg$e for. 2 0ill #olle#! paper% af!er ! e #la%% an' re!$rn ! em !o )o$ on#e ! e) are gra'e'. Jo$ m$%! %$(mi! )o$r paper% on ! e 'a!e% no!e' on ! e %)lla($%. T ere are *E po%%i(le en!rie%8 )o$ m$%! 'o *2 of ! em8 o! er0i%e, )o$ 0ill lo%e #re'i! for ! e en!ire a%%ignmen!. Lo la!e en!rie% 0ill (e a##ep!e' for an) rea%on o! er ! an 'o#$men!e' me'i#al emergen#ie%8 plea%e organiHe )o$r !ime a##or'ingl). Jo$r paper% m$%! (e a! lea%! 2 page% in leng! >'o$(le-%pa#e', %!an'ar' fon! an' margin%@. 2f )o$ 0ri!e more ! an 2 page%, 2;ll forgive )o$ >a% long a% )o$ .eep i! $n'er, 0ell, le!;% %a), & page%@8 ($! if )o$ 0ri!e le%% ! an ! a!, (e0areK ,a# paper m$%! 'eal 0i! ! e rea'ing% %pe#ifie' in ! e appropria!e %e#!ion% of ! e S# e'$le of "ea'ing%. =omple!e' en!rie% 0ill (e gra'e' on a pa%%Bfail (a%i%: * D 'oe% no! mee! e1pe#!a!ion%8 2 D mee!% e1pe#!a!ion%. Jo$ 0ill re#eive f$ll #re'i! >30 poin!%@ for ! i% a%%ignmen! a% long a% )o$ ge! 92: or a(ove on ** o$! of *2 en!rie%8 if )o$r #omple!e' "ea'ing Ao$rnal #on!ain% more ! an * $n%a!i%fa#!or) en!r), ! e overall gra'e for ! i% a%%ignmen! 0ill (e re'$#e' () & poin!% for ea# %$# a''i!ional en!r) >e.g., if )o$ re#eive 92: on *0 en!rie%, an' 9*: on 2 en!rie%, )o$r !o!al 0ill (e 30 M & D 2& p!%@. T o%e %!$'en!% 0 o #on%i%!en!l) %$(mi! o$!%!an'ing "ea'ing Ao$rnal en!rie% 0ill (e a0ar'e' e1!ra poin!% on ! i% a%%ignmen! >0.& poin! per en!r), $p !o 2 poin!% !o!al@. T$,e--o#e Ess$. E"$# T i% !a.e- ome e%%a) e1am i% 0or! 2& poin!%, an' i% '$e in #la%% on Lovem(er **! . Jo$r final o$!p$! for ! i% a%%ignmen! % o$l' (e *0-*2 page% in leng! , !)pe' >'o$(le-%pa#e'@, 0i! %!an'ar' margin% an' *0-*2 fon! %iHe. Spe#ifi# e%%a) /$e%!ion% an' in%!r$#!ion% 0ill (e po%!e' on-line &-E 'a)% (efore ! e '$e 'a!e. To .eep )o$ %$ffi#ien!l) 'i%#ipline' >% o$l' )o$r in!ernal %elf-'i%#iplining a(ili!ie% fail mi%era(l) a! ! i% poin! in ! e %eme%!er@, 2 am impo%ing a &-p! la!e penal!) for ea# 'a) ! a! )o$r e%%a) i% la!e3plea%e .eep ! a! in min' 0 en )o$ are !emp!e' !o pro#ra%!ina!eK Rese$rc/ +ro0ect T i% proCe#! i% 0or! 30 poin!%. Wi! ! e in%!r$#!or;% prior approval, )o$ 0ill %ele#! an' re%ear# a !opi# ! a! i% relevan! !o ! e (roa'l) 'efine' area of o$r #o$r%e, an' i% al%o > opef$ll)@ of %pe#ial in!ere%! !o )o$ per%onall). <a%e' on ! i% re%ear# , )o$ 0ill (e a%.e' !o prepare a *0-*& min$!e oral pre%en!a!ion '$ring one of ! e #la%% %e%%ion% re%erve' for ! e%e p$rpo%e% >%ee ! e S# e'$le of "ea'ing%@. Jo$ 0ill al%o (e a%.e' !o %$(mi! a *0-*2 page re%ear# paper >a...a. 9final paper:@ '$e T $r%'a) 4e#. *E, () & p.m. 4e!aile' g$i'eline% for ! e in'epen'en! proCe#! 0ill (e po%!e' on <la#.(oar' >9A%%ignmen!%: fol'er@.

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Dis$1i'it.: S.i'more =ollege i% #ommi!!e' !o provi'ing %!$'en!% 0i! 'i%a(ili!ie% f$ll an' meaningf$l a##e%% !o all #ollege program% an' a#!ivi!ie% an' %!rive% !o offer in'ivi'$aliHe' a##ommo'a!ion% ne#e%%ar) for %!$'en!% !o realiHe an e/$al oppor!$ni!) !o %$##ee'. To arrange for %pe#ial a##ommo'a!ion%, )o$ 0ill nee' !o #on!a#! ! e =oor'ina!or for S!$'en!% 0i! 4i%a(ili!ie% in S!$'en! A#a'emi# Servi#e% >S!ar($#.% =en!er, !!p:BB#m%.%.i'more.e'$Ba#a'emi#N%ervi#e%Ba##e%%i(ili!)Bin'e1.#fm2 te'3 45634603654073 Jo$ % o$l' al%o !al. !o ! e in%!r$#!or a% earl) in ! e %eme%!er a% po%%i(le. Ac$!e#ic Inte&rit.: 2 0ill e1pe#! all %!$'en!% enrolle' in ! i% #o$r%e !o a' ere !o %!an'ar'% of a#a'emi# in!egri!) o$!line' in S.i'more;% 7onor =o'e > !!p:BB#m%.%.i'more.e'$B%!$'en!N an'(oo.B onor-#o'e.#fm@ an' avoi' an) form% of a#a'emi# 'i% one%!). All %$%pe#!e' #a%e% of a#a'emi# 'i% one%!) >%$# a% plagiari%m@ 0ill (e referre' !o ! e 4ean of S!$'ie% an' ma) in#$r %$# penal!ie% a% a failing gra'e on a par! or ! e 0 ole of #o$r%e re/$iremen!% or removal from ! e #o$r%e, a! in%!r$#!or;% 'i%#re!ion.

So#e Use*u' $n! Interestin& 8e1sites:


!!p:BB000.$ga.e'$Bi%lamBS$fi%m. !ml T e mo%! #ompre en%ive an' relia(le 0e(%i!e on S$fi%m, main!aine' () 4r. Alan 5o'la% >Oniver%i!) of 5eorgia@, #on!ain% informa!ion on vario$% S$fi or'er% an' ma%!er%, %ele#!e' S$fi !e1!%, #la%%i#al an' #on!emporar), a% 0ell a% lin.% !o vario$% %# olarl) ar!i#le% 'ealing 0i! vario$% a%pe#!% of S$fi ! o$g !, i%!or) an' pra#!i#e, an' lin.% !o ! e %i!e% of S$fi or'er% an' organiHa!ion%. !!p:BBia%.orgB'epar!men!%B%$fi0omen. !ml T e S$fi Women OrganiHa!ion i% an a%%o#ia!ion of M$%lim an' non-M$%lim S$fi 0omen from aro$n' ! e 0orl', of man) #$l!$re% an' S$fi Or'er%, 0 o a''re%% $mani!arian i%%$e% rela!e' !o 0omen. !!p:BB000.%$fi%m.orgB T e %i!e of ! e T re% ol' So#ie!) an' Mevlevi Or'er lo#a!e' near San!a =r$H in =alifornia, () S a). ?a(ir an' =amille 7elmin%.i ea'e'

!!p:BB000.'ar-al-ma%navi.orgB A #ompre en%ive 0e(%i!e on "$mi an' i% 0or.%, () 4r. 2(ra im 5amar'. T i% #on!ain% lin.% !o (o! !ran%la!ion% an' "$miP% 0or.% in Per%ian. !!p:BB000.i(nara(i%o#ie!).orgB T e M$ )i''in 2(n PAra(i So#ie!) i% an in!erna!ional a%%o#ia!ion ! a! 0a% fo$n'e' in *9EE !o promo!e a grea!er $n'er%!an'ing of ! e 0or. of 2(n PAra(i an' i% follo0er%, 0i! i!% ea'/$ar!er% in O1for' ,nglan' an' a (ran# in <er.ele) =alifornia.

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QAn) # ange% 0ill (e anno$n#e' in #la%%, via e-mail an'Bor on <la#.(oar' All rea'ing% m$%! (e #omple!e' prior !o ! e #la%% perio' for 0 i# ! e) are a%%igne'8 plea%e 'on;! forge! !o (ring )o$r #opie% of (oo.% an'Bor #o$r%e rea'er !o #la%%. "ea'ing 'e%igna!ion%: 9!: D rea' fromB!o ! e fir%! f$ll paragrap a! ! e !op of ! e page8 9m: D ! e mi''le of ! e page8 9(: D ! e la%! f$ll paragrap a! ! e (o!!om of page8 no 'e%igna!ion a! all mean% )o$ % o$l' rea' ! e en!ire page

Sep 9 Sep 14 Reading Journal 1 due

Introduction to the course So, what is mysticism? and what is Sufism? Readings: William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, selections (handout) Sallie B. ing, !"#o $pistemological %odels &or the 'nterpretation o& %(sticism,) JAAR *+ (1,,8)- 2*./2., http-00###.1stor.org0sta2le014+4.1. !When the 3ruit is 4onsumed 2( 5od- 6n 'nter7ie# #ith Shei8ha 3ariha,) Parabola (3all 299,), .4/81 (handout) $7a de :itra(/%e(ero7itch, !"he ;ath o& Su&ism,) in Women of Sufism: A idden Treasure (ed. 4amille <elmins8i), ,9/,. (handout) Ja( inne(, !"he Su&i 4onundrum,) !nosis 39 (Winter 1,,4) http-00###.lumen.org0intros0intro39.html 4lassical Su&i de&initions o& Su&ism http-00###.uga.edu0islam0su&ism0su&ismlumde&.html

What is Sufism in uiry continued! scho"ar"y perspecti#es and approaches Readings: 4arl $rnst, The Shambhala !uide to Sufism, 1/31 6nnemarie Schimmel, "#stical $imensions of %slam, 3/22 RJ 2 due Earl# %slamic "#sticism (herea&ter E%"), !;re&ace) 1/3t Video- %slamic "#sticism Sep 16 =$id/al/3itr, the $nd o& Ramadan Sep 29> $he sources of Is"amic mysticism! $he %ur&an Sep 21 Readings: E%", !'ntroduction) 11/1,, !"he ?ur@an) 2,/4+, !$arl( Su&i ?ur@an 'nterpretation) .*/,+ RJ 3 due $rnst, 32/4*m Schimmel, 23/28t $he sources of Is"amic mysticism! 'uhammad as mystica" e(emp"ar and o)*ect of de#otion Readings: E%", !"he %i@ra1) 4./*+m, !"he %i@ra1 o& Bistami) 242t/2*9 RJ 4 due $rnst, 4*m/*. Schimmel, !"he :eneration o& the ;rophet) 213t/22. Sep 23 Ao class, Bom ippur Sep 28

Sep 3+

0mer1ence of Sufism2 0ar"y Sufi teachers Readings: Schimmel, 28t/41 RJ * due E%", !Ra2i@a o& Basra) 1*1/1.9 ,ct 0ar"y Sufi masters on mystica" annihi"ation, ecstasy and so)riety Readings: Schimmel, 42/*1t (Dhu@n/Aun, Bistami), *.2/..2 (Juna(d, RJ + due <alla1) E%", !?usha(ri) 11,m/12+m, !Bistami) 212/142t, !Juna(d) 2*1/2+*, !<alla1) 2++/289 ,ct . $he 3ath! stations, 1oa"s and o)stac"es Readings: Schimmel, ,8/139m, 18./1,3m RJ . due E%", !Sarra1- "he Se7en Stations) 1,+/211 $rnst, ,82/198t !C2stacles on the ;ath) (introductor( o7er7ie#) http-00###.uga.edu0islam0su&ismo2stacles.html
al/<a8im al/"irmidhi, Jihad al&nafs

http-00sunnah.org0tasa##u&01ihad993.html Sufi orders! or1ani4ation and ceremonia" Readings: Schimmel, 228/2*8 $rnst, 129/14+ RJ 8 due 6l/Suhra#ardi, A Sufi Rule for 'o(ices, selections (handout) 3or a list o& and some in&ormation on 7arious Su&i orders see http-00###.uga.edu0islam0su&ismorders.html ,ct 12 5ontemp"ati#e practices and forms of worship Readings: Schimmel, 148t/1.8m $rnst, 81/,82, 19+m/11, William 4hittic8, !Cn the 4osmolog( o& $hi)r,) in Paths to the RJ , due eart: Sufism and the *hristian East, 48/+3 (handout) Cct 1, %ichaela CEelsel, +ort# $a#s, selections in Women of Sufism: A idden Treasure (ed. 4amille <elmins8i), 1+,/1.+ (handout) 3or some other in&ormation on dhi)r (,i)r) see http-00###.uga.edu0islam0su&ismdhi8r.html Video- % am a Sufi, % am a "uslim ,ct 14/ 19 ,ct 21 RJ 19 due Sufi music and dance Readings: $rnst, 1.,/1,8 Schimmel, !Sama) 1.8m/18+ <aErat 'na(at han, The "#sticism of Sound and "usic, selections (handout) 6lso chec8 out the &ollo#ing #e2 pages &or some samples o& Su&i (and 'slamic) music as #ell as &or a 2rie& loo8 at some contro7ersies surrounding the uses o& music in 'slamhttp-00###.uga.edu0islam0'sl6rt.htmlF%usic http-00###.&reemuse.org0s#19,14.asp Video- Sufi Soul

I)n 89ra)i! ,neness of :ein1 and the Science of the ;eart Readings: ,ct 26 RJ 11 due ,ct 26 RJ 12 due Schimmel, !'2n G6ra2i) 2+3t/2.4m '2n G6ra2i, The -e,els of Wisdom, selections (handout) William 4hittic8, selections (handout)

Readings: '2n G6ra2i, The -e,els of Wisdom, selections (handout) %ichael Sells, !'2n G6ra2i@s !arden Among the +lames: "he <eart Recepti7e o& $7er( 3orm) in Sells, "#stical .anguages of /nsa#ing, ,9/11* (handout) <enri 4or2in, Alone 0ith the Alone: *reati(e %magination in the Sufism of %bn 1Arabi, selections $he )oi"in1 ecstasy of the sou"! 'ystica" poetry of <e"a"uddin =umi Readings: Rumi (trans. a2ir <elmins8i), .o(e %s a Stranger (entire) Schimmel, !%aulana Jalaluddin Rumi) 39,2/328m

7o# 2 RJ 13 due 7o# 4 RJ 14 due $he >eminine in Sufism2 Women Sufis. Readings: '2n G6ra2i, The -e,els of Wisdom, selections (handout) 4laude 6ddas, !Women in the Hi&e o& '2n al/G6ra2i,) in Women of Sufism: A idden Treasure (ed. 4amille <elmins8i), 19,/114 (handout) Schimmel, 42+/43* 4amille <elmins8i, !Where7er Bou "urn, "here 's the 3ace o& 5od,) in Women of Sufism: A idden Treasure (ed. 4amille <elmins8i), 11*/12. (handout) Ao class, ' #ill 2e at the 6merican 6cadem( o& Religion meeting 9ccessin1 the ?i#ine! ?reams, #isions, mirac"es, saints Readings: Schimmel, 1,,t/213t HeI <iIon, !Spiritual 6d7entures- Dream and ;ilgrimage) in The eart of the 2ur3an, 3/29 (handout) :alerie <o&&man, !"he Role o& :isions in 4ontemporar( $g(ptian Religious Hi&e,) Religion 2.-1 (1,,.), 4*/+4 http-00###.sciencedirect.com0science01ournal09948.21J 6aron <ughes, !'magining the Di7ine- 5haEali on 'magination, Dreams, and Dreaming,) JAAR .9 (292), 33/*3 (handout) Sufism in contemporary wor"d! Issues, cha""en1es, possi)i"ities Readings: $rnst, 1,,/228 ;ir :ia(at 'na(at han, !Su&ism in the Dialogue Bet#een Religions,) *ross *urrents Summer03all 1,.4, 229/232 Sha(8h K62d al/<alim %ahmud (Sha(8h al/6Ehar), 3at#a on Su&ism http-00###.uga.edu0islam0a2dalhalim.html "he De2ate on Su&ism 2et#een '2n "a(mi(a and '2n K6ta 6llah http-00sunnah.org0tasa##u&0scholr2*.htm Auh <a %im eller, !<o# Would Bou Respond to the 4laim that Su&ism is bid3aL) http-00sunnah.org0tasa##u&0su&isn8.htm

Ao7 , 7o# 11 0(am 3aper due RJ 1* due

7o# 16 RJ 1+ due

62dal/<a8im %urad, !"he 3orgotten Re7olution) http-00#e2.archi7e.org0#e20299219299919380http-00++.34.131.*0'SH6%0ahm0&gtnre 7o.htm Busu& <i1aEi, !Su&ism) the De7iated ;ath) (criticism o& Su&ism) http-00#e2.archi7e.org0#e2029939+9.2939440islam.org.au0articles0220su&ism.htm 6lso chec8 out the lin8s on this page &or the arguments and perspecti7es o& the opposing sides in the contro7ers( o7er Su&ism http-00###.uga.edu0islam0su&ismislam.html 9merican Sufis Readings: !6 Realit( Without a Aame- 6n 'nter7ie# #ith ;ir Nia 'na(at han,) Parabola (Winter 299.), +9/+. %arcia <ermansen, !<(2rid 'dentit( 3ormations in %uslim 6merica"he 4ase o& 6merican Su&i %o7ements,) The "uslim World ,9 7o# 16 (2999), 1*8/1,+ (Blac82oard, !Aotes and handouts) &older) RJ 1. 5isela We22, !"radition and 'nno7ation in 4ontemporar( 6merican due 'slamic (see Spiritualit(- "he Ba#a %uhai(addeen 3ello#ship) (handout) Muestion 6lso #e2/7isit at least t#o o& the modern Su&i groups on the lists 2elo#) "he Ba#a %uhai(addeen 3ello#ship #e2sitehttp-00###.2m&.org0 =esearc Aur 6sh8i Jerrahi Su&i Crder http-00###.ash8i1errahi.com0 h Su&i Crder 'nternational http-00###.su&iorder.org0 3roposa "he 5olden Su&i 4enter http-00###.goldensu&i.org0 " due 'nternational Su&i %o7ement http-00###.su&imo7ement.org0#or8.htm What are the goals o& these groupsL What are their ma1or principles and teachingsL What is their stance 7is/O/7is non/Su&i %uslimsL Ao class, ' #ill 2e at the Societ( o& Bi2lical Hiterature meeting Ao class, "han8sgi7ing 2rea8 Ao7 23 =$id/6l/6dha- Ao7em2er 2., 299,> Ao7 2* =esearch presentations 7o# 3+/ ?ec 9 ?ec 1.
=esearch paper due )y - p2m2

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