Monks and Mystics: Sufism and Eastern Christianity
Series dates:
Thursdays, 5pm
Series venues:
Online (via Microsoft Teams)
Series Convenor:
Fitzroy Morrissey
These lectures will explore the nature of mysticism, the Islamic background to Sufism, and its interactions with the Christians of the Middle East. They will look at how Western and Islamic scholarship has assessed this relationship, and they will focus on the thought of particular Sufis, as well as on the Sufi orders and their organization.
These lectures will take place online on Microsoft Teams, and advance registration is required.