Mysticism In Iran: The Safavid Roots Of A Modern Concept (Studies In Comparative Religion)

Introduction: the question of ?irfan in contemporary Iran -- ?Irfan in the pre-Safavid period -- The Safavid opposition to sufism -- The sufi response -- The invention of ?irfan -- The institutionalization of ?irfan -- Modernization of ?irfan -- Epilogue: ?irfan as mysticism?

• | Author: Ata Anzali
• | Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 28, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 292 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 161117807X
• | ISBN-13: 9781611178074