
Nouvelle publication : Shi’i Islam and Sufism Classical Views and Modern Perspectives
Denis Hermann et Mathieu Terrier (éds.), Shi’i Islam and Sufism. Classical Views and Modern Perspectives [Shi’i Heritage Series], Londres, Bloomsbury et The Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2019. ISBN 9780755602278 Offering new perspectives on the relationship between Shi’is and Sufis in modern and pre-modern times, this book challenges the supposed opposition between these two esoteric traditions in Islam by exploring what could be called « Shi’i Sufism » and « Sufi-oriented Shi’ism » at various points in history. The chapters are based on new research in textual studies as well as fieldwork from a broad geographical areas including the Indian subcontinent, Anatolia and Iran. Covering a long period stretching from the early post-Mongol centuries, throughout the entire Safawid era (906–1134/1501–1722) and beyond, it is concerned




