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Walāya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism: A Comparative Analysis book cover

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Walāya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism A Comparative Analysis

By Shayesteh Ghofrani Copyright 2023
200 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

200 Pages 4 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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Focused on Shi’ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walāya, a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to the notion of authority. The book offers a textual and comparative analysis of walāya based on primary sources in the ninth and tenth... Read more
Introduction  1. Walāya in Formative Shi’ism  2. Development of Walāya in Formative Shi’ism  3. Walāya in Formative Sufism  4. Development of Walāya in Formative Sufism  5. A Comparative Study of Walāya in Shi’ism and Sufism  Conclusion

Biography

Shayesteh Ghofrani is an independent scholar. After completing her Masters in Continental Philosophy, she received her PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and continued with a postdoc at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in the UK. Her research interests include the formative period of Islamic history with a focus on Shi’ism and Sufism.

"By comparing notions of authority in early Sufism and early Shi’ism, Dr Ghofrani has provided us with an engaging and instructive study. By tracing the journey of the term and concept of walāya between the two interconnected discourses of Sufism and Shi’ism, she puts forward a challenging thesis of how ideas and terminology travel between religious contexts, producing new connotations and meaning along the way."

Robert Gleave, Professor of Arabic Studies, University of Exeter, UK

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