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Filip Holm is the creator and host of @LetsTalkReligion, a YouTube channel which aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective.
- TIMESTAMPS
00:00 What is Mysticism?
03:08 Sufism & the Imminence of God
09:18 Different Branches Within Islam
16:39 The Sunni-Shia Divide
23:53 Tasawwuf: Becoming a Sufi
26:26 Historical Origins of Sufism
33:57 al-Hallaj: the Controversial Sufi Preacher
38:05 Sufis’ Connection With the Dead
43:25 Why People Criticise Sufism
49:46 Is Sufism Even a Part of Islam?
56:37 Are All Sufis Muslim?
58:55 Sufi Practices
1:04:21 Controversy With Sufis’ Use of Music
1:09:10 Alcohol in Sufi Poetry
1:12:37 The Poetry of Rumi
1:15:58 Metaphysical Concepts in Sufism
1:22:30 Closing
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