TY - BOOK ID - 137062340 TI - ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī AU - Kars, Aydogan AU - Bahrani, Ashkan PY - 2022 SN - 9789004467828 9789004400764 PB - Leiden;Boston BRILL DB - UniCat KW - Suhrawardī, ʻUmar ibn Muḥammad, KW - Criticism and interpretation. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:137062340 AB - Abū Ḥafṣ ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī (1145-1234) is the author of a classic work of Muslim piety, a key figure in the rise of institutional Sufism in the form of "orders" called "ṭarīqas," and the influential eponym of one of these famous orders. This book presents studies, editions, and English translations of his shorter treatises that were originally penned in Arabic and Persian. Relying on global archival research, the book discovers materials that shed new light on his teachings and networks, as it traces the context, sources, and reception of his works. Carefully identifying the authentic works of ʿUmar al-Suhrawardī, the book presents significant new information on a key moment in the history of Muslim piety and mysticism. ER -