Sufism

An Account of the Mystics of Islam
1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-415-44257-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 322 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Arberry, A. J.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

A. J. Arberry