In:
Journal of Persianate Studies, Brill, Vol. 15, No. 1 ( 2022-12-22), p. 43-69
Abstract:
This article examines the life and activities of ʿAli al-Aʿlā (d. 1419/822), the principal successor of the founder of Horufism, Fazlollāh Astarābādi (d. 1394/796), and early Horufi history. Widely known as “Khalifatollāh (Vice-gerent of God)” in Horufi literature, the prolific ʿAli al-Aʿlā compiled five Persian books in the first two decades of the fifteenth century, namely the Korsi-nāma , Towhid-nāma , Qeyāmat-nāma , Ferāq-nāma , and Mahshar-nāma . By principally working on ʿAli al-Aʿlā’s corpus, I construct his biography, as well as explore Fazlollāh’s life and his Horufi doctrine. By critically engaging with the modern scholarship on Horufism, I discuss the crisis among Horufis following the execution of Fazlollāh, their political positioning among different political entities in western Asia, e.g. , the Timurids and Qara Qoyunlus, and Horufi missionary activities in Syria, Anatolia, and the Ottoman Balkans in the first decades of the fifteenth century. By doing so, I attempt to add another dimension to the existing Horufi literature.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1874-7094
,
1874-7167
DOI:
10.1163/18747167-bja10015
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Brill
Publication Date:
2022
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2472918-8
SSG:
6,23
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