A mística islâmica em análise: estudo bibliográfico de produções acadêmicas sobre o sufismo

Abstract

The main objective of this dissertation is to understand sufism as an analytical category within anthropology. By means of a bibliographical analysis of works produced by Brazilian academia on the subject, we seek to analyze and synthesize the main approaches and perspectives, discussing aspects such as comparative mysticism and religion, religion and secularity, orthodoxy, heterodoxy and tradition. Initially, the dissertation looks at the historical and philosophical roots of Islam, showing how Sufism emerged and became part of the Islamic religion, transforming and adapting discursively and in the light of power relations. The bibliographical analysis groups the works into thematic axes, bringing pertinent discussions to each of them. The analyzed literature is divided into specific categories, such as: comparative religion studies, ritual and aesthetic analysis and contemporary contexts. These discussions touch, in the end, on aspects relating to the creation, formation and consolidation of Sufism as a tradition.