Contesting the Esoteric Label of Sufism through Reformism and Orientalism
An-Nur International Journal of Islamic Thought December 31, 2024 Mahda Syarifah, Yustira Nurfadilah
This article explores how Sufism came to be commonly identified as Islamic esotericism within academic discourse and broader cultural understandings. Drawing upon theoretical contributions from Wouter Hanegraaff and Kocku von Stuckrad, the study analyzes how Western intellectual movements—such as Orientalism, Romanticism, and Transcendentalism—framed Sufism through esoteric and mystical lenses,...