Sufism in the Secret History of Persia

ISBN-13: 9781032179797 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 256 str.

Milad Milani

Opis

'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.

Spis treści

Abbreviations Acknowledgements Preface List of Illustrations Introduction: Iranian or Persian? The Religious Landscape of Iranian Identity 1. The Macrohistorical Pursuit of Secret Persia and the Sufi Myth-History 2. From Mithra to Zarathushtra 3. The Gathas and Mithra 4. Mithraism and the Parallels of Sufism 5. The Resurgence of 'Persianate' Identity in the Transmission and Fusion of Ancient Iranian Ideals within Islam 6. From Late Antiquity to Neo-Mazdakism 7. Later Antiquity: Mazdak and the Sasanian Crisis 8. Between Late Antiquity and Islam: The Case of Salman the Persian and Waraqa (The Christian Scribe) 9. The End of the Journey: Persian Sufism Conclusion Select Bibliography Index

O autorze

Milad Milani is a Senior Lecturer in religious studies at Western Sydney University, Australia.