Sufism: An Account of the Mystics of Islam
Author:   A.J. Arberry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9780415442572


Pages:   144
Publication Date:   29 November 2007
Format:   Hardback
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Originally published in 1950. Thinkers such as Ghazali and Ibn `Arabi, poets such as Ibn al-Farid, Rumi, Hafiz and Jami were greatly inspired by the lives and sayings of the early Sufis. This book was the first short history of Sufism to be published in any language, illustrating the development of its doctrines with numerous quotations from literature.

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Author:   A.J. Arberry
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780415442572


ISBN 10:   0415442575
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   29 November 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. The Word of God 3. The Life of the Prophet 4. The Ascetics 5. The Mystics 6. The Theorists of Sufism 7. The Structure of Sufi Theory & Practice 8. The Sufi Orders 9. The Theosophy of Islamic Mysticism 10. The Persian Poets 11. The Decay of Sufism 12. Epilogue

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...provides a ready introduction to the history and literature of Sufism... Tablet ...a concise but authentic account of various sayings and teachings of Muslim Sufis... Islamic Review


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