Perspectives on Early Islamic Mysticism The World of Al-hak'm Al-tirmidh And His Contemporaries

The mystical literature of this period exhibits a richness, diversity and fluidity that has been blurred or ironed out in later Sufi compilations and hagiographies. This work offers a new perspective and revealing insights into the cultural horizon of pre-Sufi mystical Islam which, especially in the Eastern regions of the Islamic Caliphate, still retained traces of pre-Islamic esoteric traditions.Sviri, Sara is the author of 'Perspectives on Early Islamic Mysticism The World of Al-hak'm Al-tirmidh And His Contemporaries', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415303071 and ISBN 0415303079.