Sufi Non-Conformism: Antinomian Trends in the Persianate Traditions

Professor Asghar Seyed-Gohrab recently published Sufi Non-Conformism: Antinomian Trends in the Persianate Traditions. This book deals with nonconformist aspects of Sufism, and other antinomian movements in the Persianate cultural areas.

Mysticism, piety, and philosophy in Islam

The chapters cover a variety of subjects, ranging from gender and the role of women in Islamic mysticism, to genuine versus sham piety, belief versus unbelief, the notion of metempsychosis (tanāsukh) in the mystical philosophy of Shihāb al-Dīn Suhravardī, and the influential role of the Persian sage ʿUmar Khayyām in religious discussions on piety in Persia, and his reception history in Europe.