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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William C. Chittick , Mohammed Rustom , Atif Khalil , Kazuyo MurataPublisher: State University of New York Press Imprint: State University of New York Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.726kg ISBN: 9781438439365ISBN 10: 1438439369 Pages: 411 Publication Date: 02 July 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand ![]() We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents"A Note on Transliteration and Style Editors' Introduction Part I. Sufism and the Islamic Tradition 1. Islam in Three Dimensions 2. The Bodily Gestures of the Salat 3. Weeping in Islam and the Sufi Tradition 4. A Shadhili Presence in Shi'ite Islam 5. The Pluralistic Vision of Persian Sufi Poetry 6. The Real Shams-i Tabrizi 7. The Koran as the Lover's Mirror Part II. Ibn al-'Arabi and His Influence 8. A History of the Term Wahdat al-Wujud 9. The Question of Ibn al-'Arabi's ""Influence"" on Rumi 10. Ibn al-'Arabi on the Benefit of Knowledge 11. Qunawi, Neoplatonism, and the Circle of Ascent 12. Farghani on Oneness and Manyness 13. Jami on the Perfect Man 14. Two Treatises by Khwaja Khurd 15. A Debate Between the Soul and the Spirit 16. A Sufi Handbook from Bijapur Part III. Islamic Philosophy 17. Rumi and the Wooden Leg of Reason 18. Baba Afdal's Psychology 19. Mulla Sadra on Perception 20. Eschatology in Islamic Thought 21. The Circle of Life 22. The Goal of Philosophy Part IV. Reflections on Contemporary Issues 23. The Metaphysical Roots of War and Peace 24. Harmony with the Cosmos 25. Stray Camels in China 26. In Search of the Lost Heart Appendix I: Chronological List of Historical Figures Cited Appendix II: Chapter Sources Appendix III: Books by William C. Chittick Notes Bibliography Index of Koranic Passages Index of Hadiths and Sayings General Index"ReviewsWritten in the style of scholarship for which William C. Chittick is well known, this text relates seemingly disparate concepts and presents complex metaphysical ideas in simple, accessible language. The diversity amongst the sources translated in this text, and the manner in which Chittick puts them into conversation with major philosophical debates will prove interesting to readers with a variety of intellectual interests. Needless to say, In Search of the Lost Heart: Explorations in Islamic Thought is a significant contribution to the scholarship on Islamic thought. - Iranian Studies Through its diverse treatments of Islamic thought, this book should aid in verbalizing the spirit of the Islamic tradition which has provided common grounding for Islamic thinkers throughout the ages. - Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies Author InformationWilliam C. Chittick is Professor of Religious Studies at Stony Brook University, State University of New York. He is the author and translator of numerous books and articles on Islamic thought, Sufism, Shi'ism, and Persian literature. His books include The Self-Disclosure of God: Principles of Ibn al-'Arabi's Cosmology; Imaginal Worlds: Ibn al-'Arabi and the Problem of Religious Diversity; Faith and Practice of Islam: Three Thirteenth-Century Sufi Texts; The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-'Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination; The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi; and A Shi'ite Anthology, all published by SUNY Press. Mohammed Rustom is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Carleton University. Atif Khalil is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Lethbridge. Kazuyo Murata is a doctoral candidate in Islamic Studies at Yale University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |