Islam, Christianity and the mystic journey : a comparative exploration /
This distinctive comparison of Islamic and Christian mysticism focuses on the mystic journey in the two faith traditions - the journey which every believer must make and which leads to the Divine. The author clears away misconceptions and highlights similarities and differences in the thought and li...
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| Language: | English |
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Edinburgh :
Edinburgh University Press,
2011
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Exploring the Mystical Imagination: Perfection and its Quinque Viae; Chapter 2 Caves, Clouds and Mountains: The Apophatic Tradition; Chapter 3 The Mystic Telos: Cataphatic and Ecstatic Traditions; Chapter 4 Journey's End: Towards an Anthropology of the Way; Notes; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index.
