The Way of the Saints: Tunisia's Sufi Tradition

In this documentary-style video, we explore the many sufi figures that have left a mark on the country of Tunisia, with footage I got while I visited the country recently.

Music by:
Filip Holm (me)
Feras Charestan

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Sources/Suggested Reading:

Chittick, William (2005). "Ibn Arabi: Heir to the Prophets". OneWorld Publications.

Chittick, William (1989). "The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn 'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination".

Chittick, William (1998). "The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabi's Cosmology". State University of New York Press.

Cornell, Vincent J. (1998). "Realm of the Saint: Power and Authority in Moroccan Sufism". University of Texas Press.

Gardiner, Noah (2012). “Forbidden Knowledge? Notes on the production, transmission, and reception of the major works of Ahmad al-Buni”. Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies 12 (2012). University of Michigan.

Gardiner, Noah (2017). “Stars and Saints: The Esotericist Astrology of the Sufi Occultist Ahmad al-Buni”. Magic, Ritual, and Witchcraft (Spring 2017). University of Pennsylvania Press.

Ibn 'Arabi - "The Ringstones of Wisdom (Fusus al-Hikam)". Translation by Caner K. Dagli. Great Books of the Islamic World.

Ibn 'Arabi - "The Openings Revealed in Makkah: al-futuhat al-makkiyya". Translated by Eric Winkel. Volumes 1-4. Pir Press.

Ibn 'Arabi - "Contemplation of the Holy Mysteries" (Mashahid al-asrar). Translated by Cecilia Twinch & Pablo Beneito. Anqa Publishing.

Sacred Footstepts - "The Café of Saints" (Article): https://sacredfootsteps.com/2017/12/2...

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