The history of the introduction of irfan motifs in russian literature

Abstract

The article presents facts explaining the reasons for the introduction of Sufi ideas into Russian literature in the early nineteenth century as a new literary phenomenon. It examines the foundations of Sufism, its origins, and the influence of this doctrine on Western literature as well as on Russian poetry. The discussion is based on concrete evidence and also specifies which writers and poets, and in which of their works, Sufi motifs can be identified.