MYSTICAL ELEMENTS IN THE RELIGIOUS AND CULTURAL SYSTEM OF PRE-ISLAMIC ARABS
Metafizika Journal March 15, 2026 Aida Gasımova
This study examines the mystical elements in pre-Islamic Arab society and their role as formative influences on the development of Islamic Sufism. While much of European Orientalist scholarship of the 19th and 20th centuries often viewed Sufism as a foreign or externally introduced phenomenon, more recent research emphasizes its intrinsic connection to Islam, the importance of considering...