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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808364503321

Titolo

Persian metaphysics and mysticism : selected treatises of 'Aziz Nasafi / / introduced and translated by Lloyd Ridgeon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon, Oxfordshire : , : Routledge, , 2012

ISBN

1-136-80268-1

1-138-86985-6

1-315-02702-X

1-136-80261-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (252 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

Nasafi'Aziz al-Din ibn Muhammad <active 13th century.>

RidgeonLloyd V. J

Disciplina

252

Soggetti

Sufism

Metaphysics

Mysticism - Iran

Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 2002 by Curzon Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1. Introduction -- 2. The furthest goal (Maqsad-i aqsa) -- 3. The quintessence of realities (Zubdat al-haqaiq) -- 4. Third treatise of the unveiling of realities (Kashf al-haqaiq) -- 5. Fifth treatise of waystations of the travellers (Manazil al-sairin).

Sommario/riassunto

One of the foremost 13th-century Persian mystics, 'Aziz Nasaffi  with his simple manner of explaining God, His Essence, Attributes and Acts provides the western reader with an overview of all the major interpretations of medieval Islamic thought. Providing the first comprehensive selection in English of Nasaffi's treatises, Dr Ridgeon's work offers the western student of Islam a much-needed guide to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism.