Abstract

The work is devoted to a research on ontological and epistemological foundations of Sufism, one of the leading movements of classical Arab Muslim philosophy. The author examines the reasons for emergence of a mystical dimension in Islam and its transformation into a philosophical Sufism. On the basis of extensive textological material Sufism is scrutinized in all its historical forms as a whole phenomenon.

The author focuses on presenting Sufi concepts in the light of their establishment and development. The work is complemented with an index of names and subjects and a glossary of Arabic terms and notions.

Imprint

Nasyrov I.R. Islamic mysticism: origins and evolution. – 2nd edition, reviewed. – М.: Languages of Slavic cultures, 2012. – 552 p.