Morality and Mysticism in Persian Sufism

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Morality and Mysticism in Persian Sufism
A History of Sufi-Futuwwa in Iran
By Lloyd Ridgeon
Price: $115.00

ISBN: 978-0-415-54434-4
Binding: Hardback
Published by: Routledge
Publication Date: 1st June 2010 (Available for Pre-order)
Pages: 240

Table of Contents
1. Origins of Javanmardi in Iran: The Sassanian and Arab contributions assessed
2. Javanmardi in the words of the early Persian Sufis: From Hallaj to Attar
3. Javanmardi and the integration with Persian Sufism between the Mongols and Safavids
4. The Contribution of an Eminent Timurid Sufi: Molla Husyan Va’iz Kashefi
5. Javanmardi and the trade guils in Safavid Iran
6. Javanmardi and the Haydar-Qalandars in Qajar Iran

About the Author(s)
Lloyd Ridgeon is Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Glasgow

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