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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465240503321

Autore

Chittick William C.

Titolo

Divine love : Islamic literature and the path to god / / William C. Chittick ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2013

©2013

ISBN

0-300-19510-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (521 p.)

Disciplina

297.2/11

Soggetti

Sufism

Sufi literature - History and criticism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- PREFACE -- ABBREVIATIONS -- A NOTE ON FORMAT -- 1 THE THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT -- 2 THE STORY OF LOVE -- 3 SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY -- 4 THE SEARCH -- 5 THE PATH -- 6 THE STATES OF THE TRAVELERS -- 7 THE REALITY OF LOVE -- 8 THE SUFFERING OF LOVE -- 9 THE REALIZATION OF TAWḤĪD -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX OF QUR'ANIC VERSES -- INDEX OF HADITHS AND SAYINGS -- INDEX OF NAMES AND TERMS

Sommario/riassunto

The very heart of the Islamic tradition is love; no other word adequately captures the quest for transformation that lies at this tradition's center. So argues esteemed professor of medieval Islam William C. Chittick in this survey of the extensive Arabic and Persian literature on topics ranging from the Qur'an up through the twelfth century. Bringing to light extensive foundational Persian sources never before presented, Chittick draws on more than a thousand pages of newly translated material to depict the rich prose literature at the center of Islamic thought.