by Muhammad Ali Aziz (Author)
Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. This title presents a portrait of Ibn 'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the history of Sufism and Islam.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Publisher: I B Tauris & Co Ltd
Published: 30 Mar 2011
ISBN 10: 1848854501
ISBN 13: 9781848854505