Milad Milani

Sufism in the Secret History of Persia (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

'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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Oktober 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781317544593
• Artikelnr.: 42153876

Autorenporträt

Milad Milani is Lecturer at the University of Sydney and the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is Adjunct Fellow with the Religion and Society Research Centre, University of Western Sydney.

Inhaltsangabe

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