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

• Pubblicazione: Abingdon, Oxfordshire : , : Routledge, , 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Disciplina: 252
• Soggetto topico: Sufism; Metaphysics; Mysticism - Iran; Islam
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: Nasafi'Aziz al-Din ibn Muhammad <active 13th century.> RidgeonLloyd V. J
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Persian metaphysics and mysticism
• ISBN: 1-138-86985-6; 1-315-02702-X; 1-136-80261-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910452426903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II