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Islamic Mysticism: A Short History
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Alexander Knysh's Islamic Mysticism: A Short History offers a brief yet informative overview of Sufism's origins, doctrinal developments, and key figures from early ascetics to later metaphysical thinkers.
The book synthesizes primary sources and scholarship to map major currents within Islamic mysticism, including devotional, philosophical, and institutional dimensions.
Designed for students and general readers, it explains technical concepts accessibly while pointing to further reading.
Knysh situates Sufism within broader Islamic intellectual history and highlights its interactions with law, theology, and society.
The volume is a helpful starting point for understanding Sufism's diversity and historical transformations.
The book synthesizes primary sources and scholarship to map major currents within Islamic mysticism, including devotional, philosophical, and institutional dimensions.
Designed for students and general readers, it explains technical concepts accessibly while pointing to further reading.
Knysh situates Sufism within broader Islamic intellectual history and highlights its interactions with law, theology, and society.
The volume is a helpful starting point for understanding Sufism's diversity and historical transformations.
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