Sufism: A New History of Islamic Mysticism, Paperback - Alexander Knysh

DescriptionA pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the presentAfter centuries as the most important ascetic-mysti...

A pathbreaking history of Sufism, from the earliest centuries of Islam to the presentAfter centuries as the most important ascetic-mystical strand ...

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