This text studies and celebrates the culture and intellectual life of sixteenth- to eighteenth-century Iran and India, concentrating on the common Persianate Sufi tradition shared by both the society and learned elite.
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"Essential reading for scholars and students of Sufism. " -- -J. J. Elias, the MESA Bulletin
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Leonard Lewisohn is an instructor in the Persian language for the Department of Academic Research at the Institute of Israeli Studies, London. He is the author, editor and translator of many leading books and articles on Sufism and lectures widely on the subject. He specializes in Persian literature, Language and Poetry, Sufism and Middle Eastern Studies.
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Báyazid Ansári, ten thousand things, biographical notice, Bâyazid Ansâri, Bäyazîd Ansäri, Gisú Daráz, mujtahid cult, iranienne islamique, dhikr formulas, transcendental theosophy, vocal dhikr, clerical migration, islam iranien, exoteric way, subtle centres, déclin culturel, existence abides, philosophical mysticism, clerical associates, hagiographical sources, spiritual conduct, spiritual stations, immutable entities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mir Dámád, New York, Shah Ismail, Shah Tahmasp, Safavid Persia, Shah Wall Allah, Mir Damad, Cambridge University Press, Liu Chih, Mulla Sadra, Persian Sufi, Shah Khalilu'llah, Safavid Iran, The Waning of the Qizilbash, Central Asia, Henry Corbin, The Shadow of God, Islamic Intellectual Tradition, One of Existence, Mir Lawhi, Iranian Studies, Oxford University Press, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Jahanpour Western Encounters, Mir Findiriski Browse Sample Pages:
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Báyazid Ansári, ten thousand things, biographical notice, Bâyazid Ansâri, Bäyazîd Ansäri, Gisú Daráz, mujtahid cult, iranienne islamique, dhikr formulas, transcendental theosophy, vocal dhikr, clerical migration, islam iranien, exoteric way, subtle centres, déclin culturel, existence abides, philosophical mysticism, clerical associates, hagiographical sources, spiritual conduct, spiritual stations, immutable entities Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Mir Dámád, New York, Shah Ismail, Shah Tahmasp, Safavid Persia, Shah Wall Allah, Mir Damad, Cambridge University Press, Liu Chih, Mulla Sadra, Persian Sufi, Shah Khalilu'llah, Safavid Iran, The Waning of the Qizilbash, Central Asia, Henry Corbin, The Shadow of God, Islamic Intellectual Tradition, One of Existence, Mir Lawhi, Iranian Studies, Oxford University Press, Shah Ni'matu'llah, Jahanpour Western Encounters, Mir Findiriski Browse Sample Pages:
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