| Description |
xv, 333 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Foundations: Prophetic Revelation. Qur'an in Islamic Spirituality. Hadith in Islamic Spirituality. Experiencing Qur'an and Hadith -- 2. Devotion: Ritual and Personal Prayer. On the Liturgical Calendar. Devotion beyond Duty -- 3. Inspiration: Edification and Ethics. Exemplary Models. Wisdom Literature. Encountering the Exemplars -- 4. Aesthetics: From Allegory to Arabesque. Literature and Spirituality. Principal Poetic Forms. Arabesque and Aesthetics -- 5. Community: Society, Institutions, and Patronage. Social and Historical Contexts. Institutional Texts. Patronage and the Arts -- 6. Pedagogy: Fanning Spark into Flame. Learning for Life. From the Great Teachers. Required Reading for Mystics -- 7. Experience: Testimony, Paradigm, and Critique. From Theory to Practice. Heart Speaks to Heart. Beyond Storytelling. Evaluating Experience. Reprise: Joseph of the Seven Doors -- Index of Qur'anic Citations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-297) and indexes |
| Subject |
Religious life -- Islam.
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Islam.
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| LC no. |
95045130 |
| ISBN |
0520200950 alkaline paper |
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0520204174 paperback alkaline paper |
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