TY  - BOOK
AU  - Trix,Frances
TI  - The Sufi journey of Baba Rexheb
SN  - 9781934536124 :
AV  - BP80.R45 T75 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - Philadelphia
PB  - University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
KW  - Rexhebi,
KW  - Bektashi
KW  - Albania
KW  - Biography
KW  - United States
KW  - Sufis
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-217) and index; Welcome -- Meeting Baba -- Baba arrives in Michigan -- Taping talks with Baba -- Baba's Bektashi lineage -- The inauspicious event and young Ali -- The return of Ali Haqi Baba -- Selim Ruhi Baba -- Baba's Balkan heritage -- Baba's hometown and coming of age -- Baba as a young dervish in a young country -- The path of exile -- Leaving the homeland -- Displaced persons camps -- Waiting in Egypt -- At the Muqattam Tekke of Cairo -- Gifts to Baba from the saint -- Leaving Egypt -- Coming to America -- Founding the tekke in Michigan -- Securing the tekke -- Early decades at the tekke -- Baba bajram's time -- A dearth of dervishes -- Later decades at the tekke -- Gentle teaching -- Learning at the tekke -- With Baba in the beyond -- Baba's last days and journey back -- Baba's funeral and our journey
ER  -