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The Heritage of Sufism - by David Morgan & Leonard Lewisohn (Paperback)

The Heritage of Sufism - by  David Morgan & Leonard Lewisohn (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>This last volume of three is devoted to the examination and celebration of the artistic, literary and mystical culture and the intellectual life of 16th, 17th and the first half of 18th century Safavid Iran and Mughal India. The early part of this period marked the peak of Muslim political power.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Leonard Lewisohn</b> was a highly regarded scholar of Persian and Sufi literature. He taught at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies, University of Exeter; the Centre of Near and Middle Eastern Studies, SOAS, University of London; and was a Research Associate and Outreach Coordinator at the Department of Academic Research at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, where he also taught Persian. Among many others works, he authored <i>Beyond Faith and Infidelity: The Sufi Poetry and Teachings of Mahmud Shabistari</i> and edited the three volumes on <i>The Heritage of Sufism</i> published by Oneworld.<i> </i>

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