Focus and Scope

SUHU: Journal of Sufism and Humanities is an international, peer-reviewed, open-access journal published by Lakaspia, Aceh, Indonesia. The journal is dedicated to advancing scholarly research on Sufism and its intersections with the humanities and social sciences from classical to contemporary perspectives.

The journal welcomes original research articles, review articles, and conceptual studies that examine Sufism from interdisciplinary approaches, including historical, philosophical, theological, psychological, educational, anthropological, sociological, political, literary, artistic, and digital perspectives. Comparative and cross-cultural studies are also encouraged.

The scope of the journal includes, but is not limited to:

• Classical and contemporary Sufism
• History of Sufism and Sufi orders (ṭuruq)
• Sufi thought, philosophy, and metaphysics
• Islamic theology and spirituality
• Islamic intellectual history and Islamic thought
• Sufism and psychology
• Sufism and psychotherapy
• Sufism and education
• Sufism and ethics
• Sufism, culture, literature, and the arts
• Sufism and society
• Sufism and politics
• Digital Sufism, cyber-Sufism, and religion in digital spaces
• Comparative mysticism and interreligious spirituality
• Contemporary issues in Sufism and Muslim societies

The journal publishes studies employing qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods, digital, historical, ethnographic, textual, and interdisciplinary research methodologies. Contributions that provide theoretical innovation, empirical findings, or critical analysis are particularly welcome.

SUHU aims to facilitate academic dialogue among scholars, researchers, and practitioners by disseminating rigorous and original research that contributes to the development of Sufism studies within broader humanities scholarship.