Leonard Lewisohn

About The Author

Leonard Lewisohn was Research Associate in Esoteric Traditions in Islam in the Department of Academic Research of the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London. He was the author, editor, and translator of many leading books and articles in the area of Sufism and lectured widely on the subject.

Books by Leonard Lewisohn

Esoteric Traditions in Islamic Thought

An Anthology of Texts on Esoteric Knowledge and Gnosis in Islam

By Leonard Lewisohn
The notion of esoteric knowledge is one of the pillars of Islamic intellectual tradition. Though most visible in Sufism, it also dominated the first three and a half centuries of Shi‘ite thought.

In this rich anthology, Leonard Lewisohn explores Islamic esotericism through the works of el...
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