Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 264 mm, Gewicht: 792 g
Buch, Englisch, Band 2, 376 Seiten, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 264 mm, Gewicht: 792 g
Reihe: Basic Texts of Islamic Mysticism
ISBN: 978-90-04-16946-3
Verlag: Brill
Arabic texts dating from the 3rd-4th/9th-10th centuries by the following five authors are here presented: Abu Shaykh al-Burjulani, Ibrahim al-Khuttali, Ibn al-Nahhas, Abu 'Abd Allah al-Rudhabari and Ibn Hamakan. The texts appear in transliteration along with a German translation. Their chains of transmission (isnads) are analyzed and parallels with other authors are noted. The subject dealt with throughout is mystical piety. These highly interesting materials throw light on Islamic mysticism's early stage of development.