Sufi Non-Conformism

Antinomian Trends in the Persianate Cultural Traditions
Erscheinungsjahr 2024
ISBN: 978-90-8728-454-1
Verlag: Leiden University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 260 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Iranian Studies Series

This book deals with nonconformist aspects of Sufism, and other antinomian movements in the Persianate cultural areas. The chapters cover a variety of subjects, ranging from gender and the role of women in Islamic mysticism, to genuine versus sham piety, belief versus unbelief, the notion of metempsychosis (tan.sukh) in the mystical philosophy of Shih.b al-D.n Suhravard., and the influential role of the Persian sage.Umar Khayy.m in religious discussions on piety in Persia, and his reception history in Europe.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Seyed-Gohrab, Asghar

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents;

Acknowledgements;

Introduction;

Whores and Heavenly Beings: Women and Sufism in the Persianate World of the 12th-13th Centuries - Lloyd Ridgeon;

Jam.l al-D.n S.v.’s Codification of Qalandar. Rites and Rituals - Zhinia Noorian;

Moderate Level-Headed Antinomianism of.fi. and its Artistic Expression - Majdoddin Keyvani;

.Umar Khayy.m’s Transgressive Ethics and their Socio-Political Implications in Contemporary Iran - Ali-Asghar Seyed-Gohrab;

A Polemic on Knowledge: An Analysis of Two Persian Quatrains - Arash Ghajarjazi;

Omar Khayy.m in German Reformulations: Translation between Politics, Scholarship and Belief - Amir Theilhaber;

The Boy Sheikh: The Trial of an Ottoman Heretic - Colin Imber;

Islam’s Margins: Ahl-i Haqq, Angels and Peacocks, and the Marginal Scholars who Loved Them - Martin van Bruinessen;

A Persian Essay in Defence of Suhraward. Against the Accusation of Supporting Metempsychosis (tan.sukh)” - Cornelis van Lit;

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Seyed-Gohrab, Asghar
Asghar Seyed-Gohrab is Professor of Iranian and Persian Studies at Utrecht University in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, and member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW). He has published extensively on Persian literature, mysticism and religion. His publications range from Persian poetry to Sufism and the role of religious and mystical motifs and metaphors in Iran-Iraq war (1980-1988) and how peaceful religious injunctions are used to justify violence. Currently, he is the Principal Investigator (PI) of an ERC-Advanced Grant entitled Beyond Sharia: The Role of Sufism in Shaping Islam (www.beyondsharia.nl), examining Islamic non-conformist movements.