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Kings and dervishes : Sufi world renunciation and the symbolism of kingship in the Persianate world /

"Saïd Amir Arjomand's Kings and Dervishes is a pioneering study of the emergence and development of Sufism during the formation of the Persianate world. While the Sufi doctrine was expressed in the New Persian language, its social organization was detached from the civic movement among the...

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Main Author:	Arjomand, Said Amir (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2025]
Subjects:	Sufism > Political aspects > History. Soufisme > Aspect politique > Histoire. HISTORY / Middle East / General Electronic books.

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