Books by Lloyd Ridgeon

Providing the first comprehensive selection in English of Nasafi's treatises, this work offers the Western student of Islam a much-needed guide to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism.

The present collection is the product of a three-year project, financed by the British Institute of Persian Studies on the theme of Javanmardi in the Persianate world.

The first English translation of 3 major texts in medieval Sufi ethics.

Shows Nasafi and his legacy in a new light. Nasafi's works are of particular interest because they contain valuable descriptions of the different Islamic world views of the age.

Explores the development of Persian Sufism, exploring in particular the ethic of futuwwat. This book demonstrates how this Iranian code of honour emphasised selflessness, loyalty, humility, generosity, courage and bravery, showing itself to be a practical philosophy of the everyday rather than just a metaphysical phenomena.