TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ridgeon,Lloyd V.J.
TI  - Morals and mysticism in Persian sufism: a history of Sufi-futuwwat in Iran 
T2  - Routledge Sufi series
SN  - 9780415544344 :
AV  - BP188.8.I55 R53 2010
PY  - 2010///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, N.Y., [England?]
PB  - Routledge, Arts & Humanities Research Council
KW  - Sufism
KW  - Iran
KW  - History
KW  - Mysticism
KW  - Islam
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [210]-219) and indexes; The origins of futuwwat: muruwwat and the ethics of the 'Ayy₋ar₋an -- 2. Futuwwat and early Persian Sufism -- 3. Institutionalisation within the Sufi-futuwwat associations during the twelfth to fourteenth centuries -- 4. Timurid futuwwat: the case of Husayn W₋a'iz K₋ashif₋i -- 5. Futuwwat from the Safavids to the early modern era: Qalandar and Kh₋aks₋ar Jaw₋anmard₋i -- 6. Futuwwat in the modern era: the Z₋urkh₋ana between tradition and change
N2  - Explores the development of Persian Sufism, exploring in particular the ethic of futuwwat. This book demonstrates how this Iranian code of honour emphasised selflessness, loyalty, humility, generosity, courage and bravery, showing itself to be a practical philosophy of the everyday rather than just a metaphysical phenomena
ER  -