Lloyd Ridgeon talks about: NINETHEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH ORIENTALIST PERCEPTIONS OF PERSIAN SUFISM Chair: Professor Charles Melville, BIPS President The majority of nineteenth-century British Orientalist perceptions of Sufism reveal the kinds of images and discussions that were heavily criticised by Edward Said in his book “Orientalism”. This presentation focuses on these British depictions of Sufism and assesses … Continue reading Nineteenth-century British Orientalist perceptions of Persian Sufism