Divine love : Islamic literature and the path to god / William C. Chittick ; foreword by Seyyed Hossein Nasr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chittick, William C., author.

Contributor:

Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufism.

Sufi literature--History and criticism.

Sufi literature.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (521 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Haven, [Connecticut] ; London, [England] : Yale University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

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.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

PREFACE

ABBREVIATIONS

A NOTE ON FORMAT

1 THE THEOLOGICAL CONTEXT

2 THE STORY OF LOVE

3 SPIRITUAL PSYCHOLOGY

4 THE SEARCH

5 THE PATH

6 THE STATES OF THE TRAVELERS

7 THE REALITY OF LOVE

8 THE SUFFERING OF LOVE

9 THE REALIZATION OF TAWḤĪD

NOTES

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX OF QUR'ANIC VERSES

INDEX OF HADITHS AND SAYINGS

INDEX OF NAMES AND TERMS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780300195101

0300195109

OCLC:

880959830