{"product_id":"shii-islam-and-sufism-9780755602315","title":"Shi'i Islam and Sufism","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShi'i Islam and Sufism\u003c\/em\u003e is published by I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOffering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi'is and Sufis in both modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the supposed opposition between these two esoteric traditions in Islam. It explores what could be called \"Shi'i Sufism\" and \"Sufi-oriented Shi'ism\" at various points in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe chapters are based on new research in textual studies as well as fieldwork from broad geographical areas including the Indian subcontinent, Anatolia, and Iran. Covering a long period stretching from the early post-Mongol centuries, throughout the entire Safawid era (906–1134\/1501–1722) and beyond, the book is concerned not only with the sphere of the religious scholars but also with different strata of society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first part of the volume looks at the diversity of the discourse on Sufism among the Shi'i \u003ci\u003eulama\u003c\/i\u003e in the run-up to and during the Safawid period. The second part focuses on the social and intellectual history of the most popular Shi'i Sufi order in Iran, the Ni'mat Allahiyya. The third part examines the relationship between Shi'ism and Sufism in the little-explored literary traditions of the Alevi-Bektashi and the Khaksariyya Sufi order.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith contributions from leading scholars in Shi'ism and Sufism Studies, the book is the first to reveal the mutual influences and connections between Shi'ism and Sufism, which until now have been little explored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47617237942508,"sku":"9780755602315","price":65.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/742fd05a553c11d6d5766b189dfd4670.jpg?v=1778531764","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/shii-islam-and-sufism-9780755602315","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}