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Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam: Theology and Sufism in Yemen

Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam: Theology and Sufism in Yemen

Aziz, Muhammad Ali

Hardcover

Series: Library of Middle East History

Religion General IslamGeneral Middle Eastern History

ISBN10: 1848854501
ISBN13: 9781848854505
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: Mar 24 2011
Pages: 296
Weight: 1.10
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.40 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. He was well known in his time for his critique of the ruling elites and their governance, and left behind a substantial body of writings on Islamic mysticism, theology, law and exegesis of the Qur'an. Here Muhammad Aziz presents a comprehensive portrait of Ibn 'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, the interplay between Sufi, Shi'i and Sunni traditions, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the history of Sufism and Islam. The first study of Ibn 'Alwan in English, Religion and Mysticism in Early Islam is essential reading for all those interested in mysticism, early Islam, Sufism, and religion and history more generally.

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