Maike Neufend

Perceiving the self, performing knowledge

February 25, 2026 Maike Neufend

In Sufism, the pursuit of Truth requires more than just cognition, demanding an embodied, reciprocal engagement with the world. Perception is seen as a social practice shaped by interactions and heightened self- and other-awareness, with aesthetic perception playing a crucial role in Sufi practices. Using phenomenological and constructivist approaches, this study investigates how subjective...