Anzali, Ata, <br/><br/>
Mysticism in Iran :  the Safavid roots of a modern concept / 
Ata Anzali. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Studies in Comparative Religion .
 - Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.) .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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? 
<br/><br/> An original study of the transformation of Safavid Persia from a majority Sunni country to a Twelver Shi'i realm. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781611178081 1611178088 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/ctv6vsd0p  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017006548 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mysticism--Islam--History.--Iran<br/>RELIGION--Islam--General.<br/>RELIGION--Islam--Sufi.<br/>Mysticism--Islam.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>Iran.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BP188.8.I7  / A59 2017 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.40955