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Author Nasr, Seyyed Hossein.

Title The garden of truth : the vision and promise of Sufism, Islam's mystical tradition / Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Publication Info. New York : HarperOne, [2007]
©2007

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Location Call No. Status
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  297.4 N18G    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  297.4 NASR    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  297.4 N264G    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  297.4 NA    Check Shelf
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.
Sufism -- Customs and practices.
ISBN 9780060797225
0060797223
9780061625992 (paperback)
006162599X (paperback)
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