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It presents an interdisciplinary forum where methodologies from psychology, natural sciences, and humanities complement traditional approaches in religious studies and theology. The collection foregrounds comparative and interreligious perspectives, with attention to Asian religions and minority traditions, while centering Sufi aesthetics as integral to lived Islamic mysticism.","INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF MYSTICISM  \nArt, Aesthetics, and Islamic Mysticism Contemporary Perspectives Edited by Sara Kuehn  \nInterdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Mysticism  \nSeries Editors  \nThomas Cattoi, Santa Clara University, Berkeley, CA, USA Bin You, Minzu University, Beijing, China  \nThe exploration and interpretation of mystical phenomena is an integral part of the study of religion and spiritual practice, which consistently attracts the interest of scholars and the general public. At the same time, the term “mysticism” may encompass all kinds of transformative practices leading to an experience of ultimate reality or the divine outside the context of particular religious traditions. As a result of the increasingly interdisciplinary character of the study of humanities, scholars are becoming more interested in the contributions of different academic disciplines to the understanding of mystical phenomena. In the spirit of this growing conversation across disciplinary boundaries, the series provides a space for the interdisciplinary study of mysticism, where new methodologies informed by psychology, the natural sciences, orthe humanities complement more traditional approaches from religious studies and theology. The series also privileges interreligious and comparative approaches to the study of mysticism, with a particular interest in Asian religions and minority religious traditions.  \nSara Kuehn  \nEditor  \nArt, Aesthetics, and Islamic Mysticism  \nContemporary Perspectives  \nEditor  \nSara Kuehn   \nDepartment of Islamic-Theological Studies  \nUniversity of Vienna Vienna, Austria  \nISSN 2946-3270 ISSN 2946-3289 (electronic)  \nInterdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Mysticism  \nISBN 978-3-032-09955-6 ISBN 978-3-032-09956-3 (eBook)  \n[https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09956-3](https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-09956-3)  \n© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2026  \nThis work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed.  \nThe use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.  \nThe publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, expressed or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations.  \nCover credit: “Lightness of Being,” a collaboration with artist Darvish Fakhr and photographer Hugh Fox  \nThis Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG  \nThe registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland If disposing of this product, please recycle the paper.  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis volume was several years in the making. It was inspired in part by the profoundly moving project Le Jardin d’Afrique near Zarzis in southern Tunisia by Rachid Koraïchi. 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