The Sufi Mystics of Ottoman Cairo: The Khalwatiyya and Shrine Networks

Record summary

Historical studies of the Khalwatiyya and related Sufi networks in Ottoman Cairo provide a specific route into retreat, invocation, saintly authority, dream reports, and the social organization of mystical knowledge. Although the principal events are earlier than the requested period, the scholarship and archival accessibility belong to the 1990–2009 research window. This lead matters because it preserves the historical setting of esoteric practices rather than converting them into generic occultism. Researchers should identify the particular lodge, shaykh, waqf, and manuscript or court record involved.