UNH Speakers Bureau

Sufism

 

Program Description:

Beyond its popular association with "whirling" dervishes, Sufism, a branch of Islam, has a long, complex history. In medieval Anatolia, Sufis made alliances that gave dervish lodges powers so vast that they were able to alter the layout of cities and serve as the means of forging new social bonds.


Speaker:

Ethel Sara Wolper

Ethel Sara Wolper, Ph.D., U. of California, Los Angeles, is an associate professor of history at the University of New Hampshire. Her research interests include the history of the Middle East, history of Islam, and the history of Islamic art.

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