Mysticism and the plurality of meaning : the case of the Ismailis of rural Iran
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Bibliographic Information
Mysticism and the plurality of meaning : the case of the Ismailis of rural Iran
（The Institute of Ismaili Studies occasional papers, 2）
I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili studies, 1998
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 45-47)
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An extended essay which uses as a case study the Ismailis of rural Iran, whose ideas and actions question the notion that Islamic mysticism is necessarily passive and other-worldly.
Table of Contents
- The Ismailis of Iran
- the paradox of world-affirming mysticism
- windows to an understanding
- the pilgrimage
- the world of debates
- formal pronouncements
- the coteries of interpretation
- conclusions - the plurality of meaning and the meaning of plurality.
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