New edition of “Practical mysticism” is out of print

The new, reviewed edition of the “Practical mysticism” issued in 2013 is entitled “Practical mysticism. ‘Irfan-i ‘amali”. The work was written by a well-known representative of the Safaviyya Sufi order, Sayyid Salman Safavi. The book contains the definitions of such notions as mysticism (‘irfan, tasavvuf), mystic (salik), mystic path (suluk), mystic journey (asfar) and demonstrates specific features of practical (‘amali) aspects of the Islamic mysticism. The new edition was prepared with the assistance of the RAS Institute of Oriental Studies and with the support of the Islamic Culture Research Foundation.