The Damascus Sufi ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi and his “Great” journey across Bilad al-Sham of the late 17th century

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Keywords: cult of knowledge; Islam; Greater Syria; genre of rihla; ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nablusi

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Krayushkin N.R. The Damascus Sufi ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi and his “Great” journey across Bilad al-Sham of the late 17th century. // Lomonosov Oriental Studies Journal. 2019. N 2, p.58–73

Krayushkin N.R. (Lomonosov Moscow State University)
(Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

Based on a travel treatise by the Damascus Sufi ‘Abd al-Ghani al-Nabulsi, the article examines travel in search of knowledge in the cultural and intellectual life of late-17th-century Bilad al-Sham. It explores pilgrimage routes, cultural centres, scholarly contacts and cultural exchange.