Imaginary Muslims: Uwaysi Sufis of Central Asia

by Julian Baldick

An examination of the Uwaysi Muslims, who look for instruction from the spirit of the dead and who take their name from Uways, reputed to have communicated with Mohammad by telepathy. They are considered both as part of the Sufi tradition and as a distinct group with esoteric and eclectic roots.

264 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1993