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Anzali, Ata,

Mysticism in Iran : the Safavid roots of a modern concept / Ata Anzali. - 1 online resource - Studies in Comparative Religion . - Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.) .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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

An original study of the transformation of Safavid Persia from a majority Sunni country to a Twelver Shi'i realm.

ISBN: 9781611178081 1611178088

Source: 22573/ctv6vsd0p JSTOR

LCCN: 2017006548

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mysticism--Islam--History.--Iran
Mysticisme--Islam--Histoire.--Iran
RELIGION--Islam--General.
RELIGION--Islam--Sufi.
Mysticism--Islam

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Iran

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History

LC Class. No.: BP188.8.I7 / A59 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 297.40955