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Islam, Christianity and the mystic journey : a comparative exploration / Ian Richard Netton.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Netton, Ian Richard, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mysticism--Comparative studies.
- Mysticism.
- Christianity and other religions--Islam.
- Christianity and other religions.
- Islam--Relations--Christianity.
- Islam.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Islam, Christianity & the Mystic Journey
- Place of Publication:
- Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This distinctive comparison of Islamic and Christian mysticism focuses on the mystic journey in the two faith traditions.
- Contents:
- Exploring the mystical imagination: perfection and its Quinque Viae
- - Caves, clouds and mountains: the apophatic tradition
- - The mystic Telos: cataphatic and ecstatic traditions
- - Journey's end: towards an anthropology of the way.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).
- ISBN:
- 0-7486-5326-0
- 1-283-13323-7
- 9786613133236
- 0-7486-4605-1
- OCLC:
- 730151838
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