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

• Autore: Chittick William C.
• Pubblicazione: New Haven, [Connecticut] ; ; London, [England] : , : Yale University Press, , 2013; ©2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (521 p.)
• Disciplina: 297.2/11
• Soggetto topico: Sufism; Sufi literature - History and criticism
• Persona (resp. second.): NasrSeyyed Hossein
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Divine love
• ISBN: 0-300-19510-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910814531903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II