Anarchist, Artist, Sufi - The Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Agueli

This book follows the life of Ivan Agueli, the artist, anarchist, and esotericist, notable as one of the earliest Western intellectuals to convert to Islam and to explore Sufism. This book explores different aspects of his life and activities, revealing each facet of Agueli''s complex personality in its own right. It then shows how esotericism, art, and anarchism finally found their fulfillment in Sufi Islam. The authors analyze how Agueli''s life and conversion show that Islam occupied a more central place in modern European intellectual history than is generally realized. His life reflects several major modern intellectual, political, and cultural trends. This book is an important contribution to understanding how he came to Islam, the values and influences that informed his life, and-ultimately-the role he played in the modern Western reception of Islam.>

Product details

• Authors: Mark Sedgwick
• Assisted by: Kambiz Ghaneabassiri (Editor), Frank Peter (Editor), Mark Sedgwick (Editor), Sedgwick Mark (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2022
• EAN: 9781350229563
• ISBN: 978-1-350-22956-3
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 229 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Islam of the Global West
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / Islam / Sufi, History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Anarchism, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, mysticism, History of Art, Anarchism, Sufism & Islamic Mysticism, Islamic groups: Sufis