Mysticism in Iran

An original study of the transformation of Safavid Persia from a majority Sunni country to a Twelver Shi''i realm

"Mysticism" in Iran is an in-depth analysis of significant transformations in the religious landscape of Safavid Iran that led to the marginalization of Sufism and the eventual emergence of ''irfan as an alternative Shi''i model of spirituality.

Ata Anzali draws on a treasure-trove of m...