Perspectives On Early Islamic Mysticism: The World Of Al-hak'm Al-tirmidh And His Contemporaries

Perspectives On Early Islamic Mysticism: The World Of Al-hak'm Al-tirmidh And His Contemporaries
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The mystical literature of this period exhibits a richness, diversity and fluidity that has been blurred or ironed out in later Sufi compilations and hagiographies. This work offers a new perspective and revealing insights into the cultural horizon of pre-Sufi mystical Islam which, especially in the Eastern regions of the Islamic Caliphate, still retained traces of pre-Islamic esoteric traditions.

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