Amandine Merat Knihy

Introduces the complex and multilayered topic of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism, by focusing on its expression in the visual arts and offers insights into the integrative and fluid nature of the Sufi experience that has solicited strong reactions - both negative and positive - in Muslims and non-Muslims alike for several hundred years.

This lavishly illustrated history explores the Islamic world, through superb art objects and cultural artifacts dating from the seventh century to the present.