The Novel “Shah & Sultan” from the Perspective of Sufism and the Sociology of Sufi Orders
İran Çalışmaları Dergisi June 29, 2026 Elif Tepe, Veysel Başçi
Shah& Sultan by Iskender Pala approaches Ottoman-Safavid relations not only as a political and military conflict, but also as a multilayered encounter shaped by Sufi institutions, sectarian identities, and processes of social transformation. In this respect, the novel transcends the conventional boundaries of the historical novel and emerges as a significant text for the study of Sufism and the...