Alexandre Papas is a historian of modern and contemporary Islamic mysticism. He is director of studies at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) in Paris. His publications include Mystiques et vagabonds en islam (2010), Soufisme et politique entre Chine, Tibet et Turkestan (2005) and Ainsi parlait le derviche. Les marginaux de l’islam en Asie centrale (2018).
