Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xvi, 256 pages : map ; 21 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-248) and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- PART I. Chapter 1. What it means to be human -- Who are we and what are we doing here? -- PART II. Chapter 2. Truth -- The knowledge that illuminates and delivers from the bondage of ignorance ; Chapter 3. Love and beauty -- The fire that attracts and consumes, the peace that calms and liberates ; Chapter 4. Goodness and human action -- To do His will and to conform to the Divine Norm ; Chapter 5. How do we reach the Garden of Truth? -- The path to the One -- PART III. Chapter 6. Access to the Center-Sufism here and now -- PART IV. Appendix 1. The Sufi tradition and the Sufi orders: reflections on the manifestation of Sufism in time and space ; Appendix 2. The tradition of theoretical Sufism and Gnosis -- Glossary of technical terms -- Bibliography -- Index. |
Summary |
An introduction to the Sufism branch of Islam profiles the faith as a mystical and poetic system that is one of the world's fastest-growing religions, discussing how Sufism prioritizes the love of God over heavenly rewards. |
Subject |
Sufism -- Doctrines.
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Sufism -- Customs and practices.
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ISBN |
9780060797225 |
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0060797223 |
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9780061625992 (paperback) |
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006162599X (paperback) |
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