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Tariqah - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tariqa
Hyperlinked article explaining the concept and organization of Sufi Orders. [Wikipedia] |
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Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) - http://philtar.ucsm.ac.uk/encyclopedia/islam/sufi/
A schematic overview of Sufi traditions, with a collection of articles on the principal lineages. |
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Sufi Orders and Their Shaykhs - http://www.uga.edu/islam/sufismorders.html
An annotated and explanatory listing of resources in Sufi Orders [Dr Godlas, of the University of Georgia, US] |
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Western Sufism and Traditionalism - http://www.aucegypt.edu/faculty/sedgwick/trad/write/WSuf.htm
A paper by Mark Sedgwick gives an account of the arrival and development of Sufism in the West, and discusses the relationship of some groups to Guénon's Traditionalism (which suggested all world religions were expressions of one original "perennial" religion, since lost to humanity). |