This slim volume is an introduction to Sufism through the lens of traditionalism. There are numerous references to René Guénon and Frithjof Schuon, who were great exponents of a traditional philosophy that undergirds all religions, but finds its best exposition in Sufism. Stoddart does stress that practioners of Sufism must first be Muslim. He makes an interesting point that Christianity does not have an exoteric domain like Judaism and Islam. An appendix contains interesting quotations from the Qur'an, the hadith, and from Sufis thmselves. ( )