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Beskrivning
This comprehensive study is unique in its chronological breadth, intellectual diversity and historical scope and which demonstrates the central role played by Sufism in Persianate culture in Iran, Central Asia and India
Leonard Lewisohn was a specialist in Persian language and Sufi literature. He was the Iran Heritage Foundation Fellow and Senior Lecturer in Persian and Sufi Literature at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; a Research Associate in Esoteric Traditions in Islam in the Department of Academic Research at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London; Fellow of the Temenos Academy; and Editor of Mawlana Rumi Review. He authored and translated over twelve volumes in the field of Sufi literature, including on Muhammad Shirin Maghrabi, Mahmud Shabistari, Attar, Hafiz and Rumi, as well as editing several volumes of collected essays on Sufism.
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‘This remarkable trilogy is likely to remain the definitive work in the field for many years.’
Innehållsförteckning
1. Introduction 3II. Persianate Sufism in Historical Perspective 19III. Sufism and Society in Safavid Persia 63IV. Sufism and Ishraqi and Aknarian philosophy 225V. Esoteric Movements and Contemplative Disciplines 275VI. Persianate Sufism in India, Central Asia and China 361VII. Persianate Sufi Poetry in Iran and India 417
