Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Note on Transliteration, Translation, and Documentation vii
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. The Birth of a Religious Community 18
6. 2. Mevlevis and the Writing of History 35
7. 3. Ulu ʿArif Chelebi and His Society 62
8. 4. Antinomianism Considered 74
9. 5. The Move to Istanbul 94
10. 6. The Growth of Mevlevi Influence 138
11. 7. Anqaravi on the Masnavi and the Quran 153
12. Conclusion: Looking Back on a Religious Community 166
13. Abbreviations 179
14. Notes 181
15. Bibliography 225
16. Acknowledgments 261
17. Index 263