Divine Love: Islamic Literature and the Path to God

Divine Love Islamic Literature and the Path to God

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 rangin...

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Main Author: Chittick, William C
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven Yale University Press 2013
Edition:1
Subjects:
History and criticism
Love
RELIGION
Sufi literature
Sufism
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Summary: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.
ISBN:9780300185959
0300185952
9780300195101
0300195109