The Breaths of al-Dāstānī and the Heirs of al-Bisṭāmī: Formation of Intoxicated Sufism in Persia
This paper analyzes the legacy of intoxicated Sufism, with a focus on the Sufi master Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad Ibn ʿAlī al-Dāstānī (d. 417/1026). Al-Dāstānī is depicted as a prominent figure among the early followers of the ecstatic mystic Bāyazīd Ṭayfūr al-Bisṭāmī (d. 234/848) in Bistam, known as th...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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Journal of Sufi studies
Year: 2025, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 99-134 |
| Further subjects: | B
Persia
B al-Dāstānī B Bisṭāmiyya B Bāyazīd al-Bisṭāmī B Ṭayfūriyya B intoxicated Sufism |
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