Introduction: the question of ʻirfan in contemporary Iran -- ʻIrfan in the pre-Safavid period -- The Safavid opposition to sufism -- The sufi response -- The invention of ʻirfan -- The institutionalization of ʻirfan -- Modernization of ʻirfan -- Epilogue: ʻirfan as mysticism?
Summary
An original study of the transformation of Safavid Persia from a majority Sunni country to a Twelver Shi'i realm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 18, 2018)
