{"product_id":"9781350177895","title":"Anarchist, Artist, Sufi : The Politics, Painting, and Esotericism of Ivan Aguéli","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eAnarchist, Artist, Sufi\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book follows the life of Ivan Aguéli, 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 Aguéli's complex personality in its own right. It then shows how esotericism, art, and anarchism finally found their fulfillment in Sufi Islam.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The authors analyze how Aguéli'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Anarchist, animal rights activist, artist, and Sufi mystic, Ivan Aguéli travelled the world in his quest for knowledge. \u003ci\u003eAnarchist, Artist, Sufi\u003c\/i\u003e brings the life of this remarkable visionary to light in a multifaceted study that is stimulating, insightful, and path-breaking.” —\u003ci\u003eAllan Antliff, Professor of Art History and Visual Studies, University of Victoria, Canada, and author of Anarchist Modernism: Art, Politics, and the First American Avant-Garde (2001).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A biographical study of how the teachings of medieval Muslim mystics found new meaning in the artistic underground of Belle Époque Paris, this fascinating volume explores the cross-cultural encounter between one society's traditions and another's avant-garde.” —\u003ci\u003eNile Green, Professor of History, University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Sufism: A Global History (2012).\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781350177895\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40773964529870,"sku":"9781350177895","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_f727201e-b0da-49b2-8990-a0d360565313.jpg?v=1642142099","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781350177895","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}