Painting Coal Gold : An Essay on the Misuse of the Bektashi Name in the West (Muhammed A. al-Ahari)
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ISBN: none
Author: Muhammed A. Al-Ahari
Publisher: Magribine Press
Pages: 58 Binding: Paperback
Description from the publisher:
This lengthy essay traces the history of the misuse of the Bektashi reputation by occult and Masonic groups in the West and the development of a full-fledged Sufi group claiming Bektashi origins, specifically the "Dawoodiyya" of Thomas McElwain. A must for scholars on Sufism in the West.