Laury Silvers is Visiting Assistant Professor of Religion at the University of Toronto.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPart One: Wasiti and Early Sufism 1. Wasiti’s Intellectual Heritage2. Wasiti in Iraq3. Wasiti in Khurasan4. Wasiti and Sufi DiscoursePart Two: Wasiti’s Theology 5. Theological Principles6. God’s Essence7. The Attributes8. The ActsConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex

"Considering the disparate nature of the sources, Silvers does an excellent job situating Wāsiṭī within the larger eastward movement of Baghdadi Sufism … Silvers is able to breathe life into Wāsiṭī's thought." — Review of Middle East Studies"Silvers' approach is refreshing and useful as she details the historical context as well as the intellectual history of early mystics … Silvers offers us a comprehensive and comprehensible presentation of the intellectual development of Islamic mysticism and metaphysics within the context of the historical development and spread of Sufism." — NewBooksinIslamicStudies.com