Divine love : Islamic literature and the path to god

by William C. Chittick

Hardcover, 2013

Publication

Imprint: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013. Responsibility: William C. Chittick ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr. OCLC Number: 813392850. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xxix, 490 pages ; 24 cm. Features: Includes bibliography, indexes.

Call number

GT-I-S / Chitt

Barcode

BK-08195

ISBN

9780300185959

CSS Library Notes

Description: The very heart of the Islamic tradition is love; no other word adequately captures the quest for transformation that lies at this tradition’s center. So argues esteemed professor of medieval Islam William C. Chittick in this survey of the extensive Arabic and Persian literature on topics ranging from the Qur’an up through the twelfth century. Bringing to light extensive foundational Persian sources never before presented, Chittick draws on more than a thousand pages of newly translated material to depict the rich prose literature at the center of Islamic thought. -- Publisher's description.

Table of Contents: Part I. The origin of love --
The theological context --
The story of love --
Spiritual psychology --
Part II. The life of love --
The search --
The path --
The states of the travelers --
Part III. The goal of love --
The reality of love --
The suffering of love --
The realization of tawḥīd.

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Physical description

xxix, 490 p.; 25 cm

Description

The very heart of the Islamic tradition is love; no other word adequately captures the quest for transformation that lies at this tradition's center. So argues esteemed professor of medieval Islam William C. Chittick in this survey of the extensive Arabic and Persian literature on topics ranging from the Qur'an up through the twelfth century. Bringing to light extensive foundational Persian sources never before presented, Chittick draws on more than a thousand pages of newly translated material to depict the rich prose literature at the center of Islamic thought.

Language

Original language

English
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