Sufism in the Secret History of Persia

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317544595
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Book Synopsis Sufism in the Secret History of Persia by : Milad Milani

Download or read book Sufism in the Secret History of Persia written by Milad Milani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufism formed one of the cultures of resistance which has existed in the social fabric of Persia since antiquity. Such resistance continues to manifest itself today with many looking to Sufism as a model of cooperation between East and West, between traditional and modern. 'Sufism in the Secret History of Persia' explores the place of Sufi mysticism in Iran's intellectual and spiritual consciousness through traditional and contemporary Sufi thinkers and writers. Sufism in the Secret History of Persia examines the current of spirituality which extends from the old Iranian worship of Mithra to modern Islam. This current always contains elements of gnosis and inner knowing, but has often provided impetus for socio-political resistance. The study describes how these persisting pre-Islamic cultural and socio-religious elements have secretly challenged Muslim orthodoxies and continue to shape the nature and orientation of contemporary Sufism.

The Persian Sufis

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 135162525X
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis The Persian Sufis by : Cyprian Rice

Download or read book The Persian Sufis written by Cyprian Rice and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author was first introduced to Persian studies when, as a ‘Student Interpreter’ in the Levant Consular Service, he studied Arabic, Persian and Turkish. He realized the value of Persian thought in any attempt to draw East and West together. This book, first published in 1964, is the product of many years of close and constant contact with many Persian writers and academics.

Morals and Mysticism in Persian Sufism

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136970584
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Book Synopsis Morals and Mysticism in Persian Sufism by : Lloyd Ridgeon

Download or read book Morals and Mysticism in Persian Sufism written by Lloyd Ridgeon and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-06-10 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufism is often understood to be the mystical dimension of Islam, and many works have focused on the nature of "mystical experiences" and the relationship between man and God. Yet Sufism was a human response to a wide range of contexts and circumstances; the fact that Sufis lived in society and interacted with the community necessitating guidance on how to behave. This book examines the development of Persian Sufism, showing it to be a practical philosophy of the everyday rather than just a metaphysical phenomena. The author explores the ethic of futuwwat (or jawanmardi), an Iranian code of honour that emphasised loyalty, humility, generosity and bravery. Although inevitably some Sufis spiritualised this code of honour and applied it to their own relationship with God, the ethic continued to permeate Sufi behaviour on a more mundane level, typified by the strong links between Sufis and certain trades. Drawing on field research in Iran, as well as detailed analysis of both Arabic and Persian texts and new materials that have been published in Iran in recent years, this is the first book in English to provide a history of Persian Sufi-futuwwat, As such, this book is an important contribution to the study of Persian Sufism, and to the fields of Islam, history and religion.

The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism

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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 9780394734415
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (344 download)

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Book Synopsis The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism by : Henry Corbin

Download or read book The Man of Light in Iranian Sufism written by Henry Corbin and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1978 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sufis and Mullahs

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ISBN 13 : 9781949743203
Total Pages : pages
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Book Synopsis Sufis and Mullahs by : Leonard Lewisohn

Download or read book Sufis and Mullahs written by Leonard Lewisohn and published by . This book was released on 2020-04-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Classical Persian Sufism

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 726 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Classical Persian Sufism by : Leonard Lewisohn

Download or read book Classical Persian Sufism written by Leonard Lewisohn and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 726 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CLASSIC PERSIAN SUFISM: FROM ITS ORIGINS TO RUMI is a unique introduction into the rise and development of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature. Written in the form of essays, the book focuses historically upon the first six Muslim centuries and captures the mood of the mystics' meditative, interiorized, highly sophisticated vision of Islam.

Persian Sufi Poetry

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136780564
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Book Synopsis Persian Sufi Poetry by : J. T. P. de Bruijn

Download or read book Persian Sufi Poetry written by J. T. P. de Bruijn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the poems rather than on their authors. Surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry and symbolic narrative.

The Persian Sufis (RLE Iran C)

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ISBN 13 : 9780203832271
Total Pages : 105 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (322 download)

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Book Synopsis The Persian Sufis (RLE Iran C) by : Cyprian Rice

Download or read book The Persian Sufis (RLE Iran C) written by Cyprian Rice and published by . This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sufi phenomenon is not easy to sum up or define. This book is concerned primarily with the Persian mystics and looks at the history of the Sufi movement, the mystical states, fundamentals of Persian mysticism and Sufi practices.

The Heritage of Sufism

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1786075261
Total Pages : 708 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book The Heritage of Sufism written by Leonard Lewisohn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 708 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in a three-volume set, this is a study of the rise of Persian Sufi spirituality and literature in Islam during the first six Muslim centuries. This collection of 24 essays covers the key achievements of the Muslim intellectual and cultural tradition in history, mysticism, philosophy and poetry. It demonstrates the positive role played by Sufi thinkers during this period. The subjects covered include: Sufi masters and schools; literature and poetry; spiritual chivalry; divine love; Persian Sufi literature - Rumi and 'Attar.

Subjectivity in ʿAttār, Persian Sufism, and European Mysticism

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Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 161249501X
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (124 download)

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Book Synopsis Subjectivity in ʿAttār, Persian Sufism, and European Mysticism by : Claudia Yaghoobi

Download or read book Subjectivity in ʿAttār, Persian Sufism, and European Mysticism written by Claudia Yaghoobi and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopting an empirical and systematic approach, this interdisciplinary study of medieval Persian Sufi tradition and ʿAttār (1145-1221) opens up a new space of comparison for reading and understanding medieval Persian and European literatures. The book invites us on an intellectual journey that reveals exciting intersections that redefine the hierarchies and terms of comparison. While the primary focus of the book is on reassessing the significance of the concept of transgression and construction of subjectivity within select works of ʿAttār within Persian Sufi tradition, the author also creates a bridge between medieval and modern, literature and theory, and European and Middle Eastern cultures through reading these works alongside one another. Of significance to the author is ʿAttār's treatment of enlightenment with regard to class, religious, gender, and sexuality transgressions. In this book, the relation between transgression and the limit is not viewed as one of liberation from oppressive restrictions, but of undoing the structures that produce constraining binaries; it allows for alternatives and possibilities. In conjunction with the concepts of transgression and the limit, the presence of society's marginalized pariahs, outcasts, and untouchables are central to the book's main argument about construction of subjectivity, which the author believes is framed within ʿAttār's notion of mystical love and human diversity. The book addresses the question of whether concepts such as transgression, limit, and subjectivity are solely applicable to modern times, or they can shed light on our understanding of transgression and subjectivity from the past. The author's comparative inquiries aim to intensify our understanding of these notions advanced in both the medieval and the modern world. Through summoning works from various genres, disciplines, cultures, and times, the author posits that medieval literary works are living texts that can reveal as much about our present selves as they do about the past.

Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1786730189
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (867 download)

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Book Synopsis Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition by : L. Lewisohn

Download or read book Attar and the Persian Sufi Tradition written by L. Lewisohn and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2006-11-22 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Farid al-Din Attar (d. 1221) was the principal Muslim religious poet of the second half of the twelfth century. Best known for his masterpiece "Mantiq al-tayr", or "The Conference of Birds", his verse is still considered to be the finest example of Sufi love poetry in the Persian language after that of Rumi. Distinguished by their provocative and radical theology of love, many lines of Attar's epics and lyrics are cited independently of their poems as maxims in their own right. These pithy, paradoxical statements are still known by heart and sung by minstrels throughout Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and wherever Persian is spoken or understood, such as in the lands of the Indo-Pakistani Subcontinent. Designed to take its place alongside "The Ocean of the Soul", the classic study of Attar by Hellmut Ritter, this volume offers the most comprehensive survey of Attar's literary works to date, and situates his poetry and prose within the wider context of the Persian Sufi tradition. The essays in the volume are grouped in three sections, and feature contributions by sixteen scholars from North America, Europe and Iran, which illustrate, from a variety of critical prespectives, the full range of Attar's monumental achievement. They show how and why Attar's poetical work, as well as his mystical doctrines, came to wield such tremendous and formative influence over the whole of Persian Sufism.

The Heritage of Sufism

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 178607527X
Total Pages : 452 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Book Synopsis The Heritage of Sufism by : Leonard Lewisohn

Download or read book The Heritage of Sufism written by Leonard Lewisohn and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-04-30 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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

Rumi The Persian, The Sufi

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135030057
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis Rumi The Persian, The Sufi by : A. Reza Arasteh

Download or read book Rumi The Persian, The Sufi written by A. Reza Arasteh and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-05-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1965. This volume presents a systematic study of Rumi’s rebirth into a total being. By studying the elements of Persian culture, as well as the unique writings of Rumi, the author reveals the characteristics of maturity, the qualities of final integration in identity, health, and happiness that underlie Rumi’s life and work.

The Persian Ṣūfis

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ISBN 13 : 9780042970165
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (71 download)

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Book Synopsis The Persian Ṣūfis by : Cyprian Rice

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Sufi Political Thought

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317660005
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (176 download)

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Book Synopsis Sufi Political Thought by : Milad Milani

Download or read book Sufi Political Thought written by Milad Milani and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-06 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sufism is generally perceived as being spiritually focused and about the development of the self. However, Sufi orders have been involved historically as important civic and political actors in the Muslim world, having participated extensively in inter-faith dialogue and political challenges to religious orthodoxy. This book presents a comprehensive overview of the Sufi political tradition, both historically and in its present form. It outlines how Sufi thought has developed, examines how Sufism has been presented both by scholars and by Sufis themselves, and considers Sufis’ active political roles. It argues that Sufis – frequently well educated, well travelled and imaginative – have been well placed to engage with other faiths and absorb their ideas into Islam; but that they have also been, because they understand other faiths, well placed to understand the distinctiveness of Islam, and thereby act as the guardians of Islam’s core ideas and values.

Ruzbihan Baqli

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113610402X
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (361 download)

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Book Synopsis Ruzbihan Baqli by : Carl W. Ernst

Download or read book Ruzbihan Baqli written by Carl W. Ernst and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first full-length study devoted tothe life and mystical experiences of one of the outstanding figures in Persian Sufism.

Persian Sufi Poetry

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136780491
Total Pages : 149 pages
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Book Synopsis Persian Sufi Poetry by : J. T. P. de Bruijn

Download or read book Persian Sufi Poetry written by J. T. P. de Bruijn and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focuses on the poems rather than on their authors. Surveys the development of Persian mystical poetry, dealing first with the relation between Sufism and literature and then with the four main genres of the tradition: the epigram, the homiletic poem, love poetry and symbolic narrative.