Shiblī: His Life and Thought in the Sufi Tradition
Author:   Kenneth Avery
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
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9781438451800


Pages:   166
Publication Date:   02 January 2015
Format:   Paperback
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Shiblī: His Life and Thought in the Sufi Tradition


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Considers what is known of acclaimed early Sufi master Abu Bakr al-Shibli and how he was characterized in various times and places.

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Author:   Kenneth Avery
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.227kg
ISBN:  

9781438451800


ISBN 10:   1438451806
Pages:   166
Publication Date:   02 January 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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A very fine contribution to the history of Sufism. - John Renard, editor of Fighting Words: Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts


"""...Avery's monograph presents us with a pioneering attempt to use a better and much fresher method, derived from the existing hagiographies, to reconstruct Shibli's image and spirituality through the different phases of Sufism."" - Journal of Sufi Studies ""A very fine contribution to the history of Sufism."" - John Renard, editor of Fighting Words: Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts"


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Kenneth Avery received his PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Melbourne in Australia. His books include Fifty Poems of 'Attar and A Psychology of Early Sufi sama': Listening and Altered States.

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