Publication
Imprint: Chapel Hill, North Carolina : University of North Carolina Press, 1975. Responsibility: Annemarie Schimmel. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxi, 512 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, indexes.
Call number
Commentary / Schim
ISBN
0807812714 / 9780807812716
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: Mystical Dimensions of Islam stands as the most valuable introduction to Sufism, the main form of Islamic mysticism. Annemarie Schimmel covers historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism, from its beginnings through the nineteenth century. Schimmel's sensitivity and deep understanding of Sufism--its origins, development, and historical context--as well as her erudite examination of Sufism as reflected in Islamic poetry, draw readers into the mood, the vision, and the way of the Sufi.
Table of Contents: The Arabic alphabet and note on transcription. --
The Muslim year. --
What is Sufism? --
Historical outlines of classical Sufism. --
The path. --
Man and his perfection. --
Sufi orders and fraternities. --
Theosophical Sufism. --
The rose and the nightingale: Persian and Turkish mystical poetry. --
Sufism in Indo-Pakistan.
FY1989 / FY2015 /
Table of Contents: The Arabic alphabet and note on transcription. --
The Muslim year. --
What is Sufism? --
Historical outlines of classical Sufism. --
The path. --
Man and his perfection. --
Sufi orders and fraternities. --
Theosophical Sufism. --
The rose and the nightingale: Persian and Turkish mystical poetry. --
Sufism in Indo-Pakistan.
FY1989 / FY2015 /
Physical description
xxi, 506 p.; 25 cm
Description
Thirty-five years after its original publication, Mystical Dimensions of Islam still stands as the most valuable introduction to Sufism, the main form of Islamic mysticism. This edition brings to a new generation of readers Annemarie Schimmel's historical treatment of the transnational phenomenon of Sufism, from its beginnings through the nineteenth century.Schimmel's sensitivity and deep understanding of Sufism--its origins, development, and historical context--as well as her erudite examination of Sufism as reflected in Islamic poetry, draw readers into the mood, the vision, a
Language
Original language
English
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