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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism

Kabbalah For Dummies (Paperback): A Kurzweil Kabbalah For Dummies (Paperback)
A Kurzweil
R506 R462 Discovery Miles 4 620 Save R44 (9%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Kabbalah For Dummies" presents a balanced perspective of Kabbalah as an "umbrella" for a complex assemblage of mystical Jewish teachings and codification techniques. "Kabbalah For Dummies" also shows how Kabbalah simultaneously presents an approach to the study of text, the performance of ritual and the experience of worship, as well as how the reader can apply its teaching to everyday life.

The Cloud of Unknowing (Paperback): Evelyn Underhill The Cloud of Unknowing (Paperback)
Evelyn Underhill
R332 R269 Discovery Miles 2 690 Save R63 (19%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days
Abandonment to Divine Providence (Paperback, Dover): Jean-Pierre De Caussade Abandonment to Divine Providence (Paperback, Dover)
Jean-Pierre De Caussade
R190 R159 Discovery Miles 1 590 Save R31 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

God hides behind the simplest of daily activities; finding Him is a matter of total surrender to His will. That's the message of this 18th-century inspirational classic. Its encouragement to "live in the moment," accepting everyday obstacles with humility and love, has guided generations of seekers to spiritual peace.

Climbing the Tree of Life - A Manual of Practical Magickal Qabalah (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition): David Rankine Climbing the Tree of Life - A Manual of Practical Magickal Qabalah (Paperback, 2nd Revised edition)
David Rankine
R804 Discovery Miles 8 040 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gurdjieff - Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises (Hardcover): Joseph Azize Gurdjieff - Mysticism, Contemplation, and Exercises (Hardcover)
Joseph Azize
R2,922 Discovery Miles 29 220 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Armenian-born mystic, philosopher, and spiritual teacher G. I. Gurdjieff (c.1866-1949) is an enigmatic figure, the subject of a great deal of interest and speculation, but not easily fitting into any of the common categories of "esoteric," "occult," or "New Age." Scholars have for the most part passed over in silence the contemplative exercises presented in Gurdjieff's writings. Although Gurdjieff had intended them to be confidential, some of the most important exercises were published posthumously in 1950 and in 1975. Arguing that an understanding of these exercises is necessary to fully appreciate Gurdjieff's contribution to modern esotericism, Joseph Azize offers the first complete study of the exercises and their theoretical foundation. It shows the continuity in Gurdjieff's teaching, but also the development and change. His original contribution to Western Esotericism lay in his use of tasks, disciplines, and contemplation-like exercises to bring his pupils to a sense of their own presence which could to some extent be maintained in daily life in the social domain, and not only in the secluded conditions typical of meditation. Azize contends that Gurdjieff had initially intended not to use contemplation-like exercises, as he perceived dangers to be associated with these monastic methods, and the religious tradition to be in tension with the secular and supra-denominational guise in which he first couched his teaching. As Gurdjieff adapted the teaching he had found in Eastern monasteries to Western urban and post-religious culture, however, he found it necessary to introduce contemplation.

Contemporary Sufism - Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Hardcover): Meena Sharify-Funk, William Dickson, Merin Shobhana... Contemporary Sufism - Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture (Hardcover)
Meena Sharify-Funk, William Dickson, Merin Shobhana Xavier
R3,907 Discovery Miles 39 070 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

What is Sufism? Contemporary views vary tremendously, even among Sufis themselves. Contemporary Sufism: Piety, Politics, and Popular Culture brings to light the religious frameworks that shape the views of Sufism's friends, adversaries, admirers, and detractors and, in the process, helps readers better understand the diversity of contemporary Sufism, the pressures and cultural openings to which it responds, and the many divergent opinions about contemporary Sufism's relationship to Islam. The three main themes: piety, politics, and popular culture are explored in relation to the Islamic and Western contexts that shape them, as well as to the historical conditions that frame contemporary debates. This book is split into three parts: * Sufism and anti-Sufism in contemporary contexts; * Contemporary Sufism in the West: Poetic influences and popular manifestations; * Gendering Sufism: Tradition and transformation. This book will fascinate anyone interested in the challenges of contemporary Sufism as well as its relationship to Islam, gender, and the West. It offers an ideal starting point from which undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and lecturers can explore Sufism today.

The Kizilbash-Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia - Sufism, Politics and Community (Paperback): Ayfer Karakaya-Stump The Kizilbash-Alevis in Ottoman Anatolia - Sufism, Politics and Community (Paperback)
Ayfer Karakaya-Stump
R795 R715 Discovery Miles 7 150 Save R80 (10%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Kizilbash were at once key players in and the foremost victims of the Ottoman-Safavid conflict that defined the early modern Middle East. Today referred to as Alevis, they constitute the second largest faith community in modern Turkey, with smaller pockets of related groups in the Balkans. Yet several aspects of their history remain little understood or explored. This first comprehensive socio-political history of the Kizilbash/Alevi communities uses a recently surfaced corpus of sources generated within their milieu. It offers fresh answers to many questions concerning their origins and evolution from a revolutionary movement to an inward-looking religious order.

Ways of Knowing - Science and Mysticism Today (Paperback): Chris Clarke Ways of Knowing - Science and Mysticism Today (Paperback)
Chris Clarke
R693 Discovery Miles 6 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The world faces a crisis of meaning. The old stories - whether the exclusive claims of rival religions or the grand schemes of perennial philosophy - seem bankrupt to many. The editorial stance of this book is that mysticism and science offer a way forward here, but only if they abandon the idol of a single logical synthesis and acknowledge the diversity of different ways of knowing. The contributors, from disciplines as diverse as music, psychology, mathematics and religion, build a vision that honours diversity while pointing to an implicit unity.

The Masnavi, Book One (Paperback): Jalal al-Din Rumi The Masnavi, Book One (Paperback)
Jalal al-Din Rumi; Translated by Jawid Mojaddedi
R277 R226 Discovery Miles 2 260 Save R51 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'The pen would smoothly write the things it knew But when it came to love it split in two, A donkey stuck in mud is logic's fate - Love's nature only love can demonstrate.' Rumi's Masnavi is widely recognized as the greatest Sufi poem ever written, and has been called 'the Koran in Persian'. The thirteenth-century Muslim mystic Rumi composed his work for the benefit of his disciples in the Sufi order named after him, better known as the whirling dervishes. In order to convey his message of divine love and unity he threaded together entertaining stories and penetrating homilies. Drawing from folk tales as well as sacred history, Rumi's poem is often funny as well as spiritually profound. Jawid Mojaddedi's sparkling new verse translation of Book One is consistent with the aims of the original work in presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

Eternal Heart - The Mystical Path to a Joyful Life (Hardcover): McColman, Carl Eternal Heart - The Mystical Path to a Joyful Life (Hardcover)
McColman, Carl
R495 R405 Discovery Miles 4 050 Save R90 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

"The heart is where the human soul and God meet. This is what teachings from Scripture and the mystics reveal: the heart is the temple of God within us and within the heart we hold the power to live a truly divine life. But how do we harness the tremendous love the heart is capable of generating? In Eternal Heart, Carl McColman, author of The Big Book of Christian Mysticism, invites us to create an optimistic, visionary, and imaginative path to personal happiness and fulfillment. Weaving together teachings from the biblical tradition, literature of the mystics, and Buddhism, McColman engages us in profound, practical exercises for cultivating fuller, more abundant, and more satisfying lives. The path of Christian Mysticism is a path of action. By unlocking the mysteries in our hearts, we discover a source of power deep within us: a power for spiritual growth, and for creating meaningful relationships and working together to change the world for the better."

Hasidism Incarnate - Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism (Hardcover): Shaul Magid Hasidism Incarnate - Hasidism, Christianity, and the Construction of Modern Judaism (Hardcover)
Shaul Magid
R1,755 Discovery Miles 17 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"Hasidism Incarnate" contends that much of modern Judaism in the West developed in reaction to Christianity and in defense of Judaism as a unique tradition. Ironically enough, this occurred even as modern Judaism increasingly dovetailed with Christianity with regard to its ethos, aesthetics, and attitude toward ritual and faith. Shaul Magid argues that the Hasidic movement in Eastern Europe constitutes an alternative "modernity," one that opens a new window on Jewish theological history. Unlike Judaism in German lands, Hasidism did not develop under a "Christian gaze" and had no need to be apologetic of its positions. Unburdened by an apologetic agenda (at least toward Christianity), it offered a particular reading of medieval Jewish Kabbalah filtered through a focus on the charismatic leader that resulted in a religious worldview that has much in common with Christianity. It is not that Hasidic masters knew about Christianity; rather, the basic tenets of Christianity remained present, albeit often in veiled form, in much kabbalistic teaching that Hasidism took up in its portrayal of the charismatic figure of the "zaddik," whom it often described in supernatural terms.

The Book of Mirdad - The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark (Paperback): Mikhail Naimy The Book of Mirdad - The strange story of a monastery which was once called The Ark (Paperback)
Mikhail Naimy 1
R303 R247 Discovery Miles 2 470 Save R56 (18%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The Book of Mirdad, the timeless allegorical story which has touched the hearts of so many readers, continues to show new generations how it is possible to expand one's consciousness, to uncover God in man by dissolving man's sense of duality. Mikhail Naimy, in a similar style to Gibran, unravels one layer after another, showing that the words of his message have descended from some mysterious source. The book is essentially a set of question and answer between Mirdad and his disciples, especially his chief disciple, Naronda. These dialogues occurred during the time he was admitted as a servant in the monastery of Altar Peak, built where Noah's Ark came to rest after the flood waters subsided. Mirdad's teachings cover all the important life issues such as love, the master-servant relationship, creative silence, money, the moneylender and the debtor, the cycle of time and death, repentance, old age, and so on. The culmination, and indeed the message, is that Mirdad's own Ark is the Ark of Holy Understanding, which will bring humankind through another deluge, greater than Noah's, when Heaven will be revealed on Earth. Mirdad's words are the words of an enlightened Sufi master.

Songs of Mihyar the Damascene (Paperback): Adonis Songs of Mihyar the Damascene (Paperback)
Adonis; Translated by Kareem James Abu-Zeid, Ivan Eubanks
R240 R192 Discovery Miles 1 920 Save R48 (20%) Ships in 5 - 10 working days

'The greatest living poet of the Arab world' Guardian Cloud, mirror, stone, thunder, eyelid, desert, sea. Through a dead or dying land, Mihyar walks: a figure of heroic individualism and dissent, part-Orpheus, part-Zarathustra. Where he goes, the austere building-blocks of his world become the expressions of passionate emotion, of visionary exaltation and despairing melancholy. The traditions of the Ancient Greeks, the Bible and the Quran flow about and through him. Written in the cosmopolitan Beirut of the early 1960s, Adonis's Songs of Mihyar the Damascene did for Arabic poetry what The Waste Land did for English. These are poems against authoritarianism and dogma, in which a new Noah would abandon his ark to dive with the condemned, and in which surrealism and Sufi mysticism meet and intertwine. The result is a masterpiece of world literature. Translated by Kareem James Abu Zeid and Ivan Eubanks 'The most eloquent spokesman and explorer of Arabic modernity' Edward Said

Sufi Masters and the Creation of Saintly Spheres in Medieval Syria (Paperback, New edition): Daphna Ephrat Sufi Masters and the Creation of Saintly Spheres in Medieval Syria (Paperback, New edition)
Daphna Ephrat
R866 Discovery Miles 8 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh - The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong (Paperback): Hans Harder Sufism and Saint Veneration in Contemporary Bangladesh - The Maijbhandaris of Chittagong (Paperback)
Hans Harder
R1,378 Discovery Miles 13 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Focusing on the Maijbhandari movement in Chittagong, south-eastern Bangladesh, which claims the status of the only Sufi order originated in Bengal and which has gained immense popularity in recent years, this book provides a comprehensive picture of an important aspect of contemporary Bengali Islam in the South Asian context. Expertise in South Asian languages and literatures is combined with ethnographic field work and theoretical formulations from a range of disciplines, including cultural anthropology, Islamic studies and religious studies. Analysing the Maijbhandaris tradition of Bengali spiritual songs, one of the largest popular song traditions in Bengal, the book presents an in-depth study of Bengali Sufi theology, hagiography and Maijbhandari esoteric songs, as well as a discussion of what Bengali Islam is. It is a useful contribution to South Asia Studies, as well as Islamic Studies.

Pistis Sophia - The Gnostic Tradition of Mary Magdalene, Jesus, and His Disciples (Paperback): G. R. S Mead Pistis Sophia - The Gnostic Tradition of Mary Magdalene, Jesus, and His Disciples (Paperback)
G. R. S Mead
R501 R424 Discovery Miles 4 240 Save R77 (15%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A document of paramount historical importance, not only in terms of Christianity but also with respect to the development of Western religion. It chronicles the teachings of Jesus, who explains life's mysteries to his disciples and Mary Magdalene. Their discussions take place after Christ's resurrection and include accounts of his ascension into heaven.

The Requirements of the Sufi Path - A Defense of the Mystical Tradition (Hardcover): Ibn Khaldun The Requirements of the Sufi Path - A Defense of the Mystical Tradition (Hardcover)
Ibn Khaldun; Edited by Carolyn Baugh
R840 R747 Discovery Miles 7 470 Save R93 (11%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sufism through the eyes of a legal scholar In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, the renowned North African historian and jurist Ibn Khaldun applies his analytical powers to Sufism, which he deems a bona fide form of Islamic piety. Ibn Khaldun is widely known for his groundbreaking work as a sociologist and historian, in particular for the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his massive universal history. In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, he writes from the perspective of an Islamic jurist and legal scholar. He characterizes Sufism and the stages along the Sufi path and takes up the the question of the need for a guide along that path. In doing so, he relies on the works of influential Sufi scholars, including al-Qushayri, al-Ghazali, and Ibn al-Khatib. Even as Ibn Khaldun warns of the extremes to which some Sufis go-including practicing magic-his work is essentially a legal opinion, a fatwa, asserting the inherent validity of the Sufi path. The Requirements of the Sufi Path incorporates the wisdom of three of Sufism's greatest voices as well as Ibn Khaldun's own insights, acquired through his intellectual encounters with Sufism and his broad legal expertise. All this he brings to bear on the debate over Sufi practices in a remarkable work of synthesis and analysis. A bilingual Arabic-English edition.

The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition): Maulana Jalalu-d-din Muhammad... The Masnavi I Ma'navi of Rumi (Large print, Hardcover, Large type / large print edition)
Maulana Jalalu-d-din Muhammad Rumi, E.H. Whinfield
R887 Discovery Miles 8 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Gates of Light - Sha'are Orah (Paperback): Joseph Gikkatilla Gates of Light - Sha'are Orah (Paperback)
Joseph Gikkatilla
R1,370 Discovery Miles 13 700 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Until now, few primary texts on the Kabbalah have been available in English. Under the auspices of the Bronfman Library of Jewish Classics, this historic publicatin of Gates of Light allows readers to enter the hidden world of the Kabbalah and its profound and beautiful Biblical interpretation. This central text of Jewish mysticism was written in thirteenth-century Spain, where Kabbalah flourished. Considered to be the most articulate work on the mystical Kabbalah, Gates of Light provides a systematic and comprehensive explanation of the Names of God and their mystical applications. The Kabbalah presents a unique strategy for intimacy with the Creator and new insights into the Hebrew scriptures. In the Kabbalah, aspects of God emanate from the hierarchy of Ten Spheres interconnected by channels that may be disrupted or repaired through human activity.

The Atheist and the Afterlife - an Autobiography - A True Story of Inspiration, Transformation, and the Pursuit of... The Atheist and the Afterlife - an Autobiography - A True Story of Inspiration, Transformation, and the Pursuit of Enlightenment (Paperback)
Ray Catania
R406 R341 Discovery Miles 3 410 Save R65 (16%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Masnavi. Book Four (Paperback): Jalal al-Din Rumi The Masnavi. Book Four (Paperback)
Jalal al-Din Rumi; Translated by Jawid Mojaddedi
R380 R314 Discovery Miles 3 140 Save R66 (17%) Ships in 9 - 15 working days

'Joking is teaching, so take care to listen - Don't look at just the joke's form of expression. To jesters every serious thing's hilarious, While to the wise hilarious jokes are serious' Rumi is the greatest mystic poet to have written in Persian, and the Masnavi is his masterpiece. Divided into six books and consisting of some 26,000 verses, the poem was designed to convey a message of divine love and unity to the disciples of Rumi's Sufi order, known today as the Whirling Dervishes. Like the earlier books, Book Four interweaves amusing stories with homilies to instruct pupils in understanding of God's meaning. It has a special focus on the mystical knowledge of the spiritual guide, elaborated through stories such as Solomon's freeiration to the Queen of Sheba, and animal fables. This is the first ever verse translation of Book Four of the Masnavi. It follows the original by presenting Rumi's most mature mystical teachings in simple and attractive rhyming couplets.

Return to the Place - The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah (Paperback): Jill Hammer Return to the Place - The Magic, Meditation, and Mystery of Sefer Yetzirah (Paperback)
Jill Hammer
R820 Discovery Miles 8 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Walking in the World as a Friend - Essential Quaker Practices (Paperback): Nadine Clare Hoover Walking in the World as a Friend - Essential Quaker Practices (Paperback)
Nadine Clare Hoover
R389 Discovery Miles 3 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Routledge Library Editions: Islam 48 vols (Hardcover): Various Routledge Library Editions: Islam 48 vols (Hardcover)
Various
R155,490 Discovery Miles 1 554 900 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is a multi-volume collection by leading authors in Islamic Studies. The volumes were originally published between 1867 and 1987. The collection reprints texts carefully selected on the basis of their influence and prestige, written by pre-eminent scholars of Islamic history, philosophy and religion. The majority of the volumes reprint the original, first editions, but where appropriate, updated, enlarged editions are sometimes selected.

Mystical Element of Religion - Volume I (Paperback, Reprint ed.): Friedrich von Hugel Mystical Element of Religion - Volume I (Paperback, Reprint ed.)
Friedrich von Hugel
R1,101 Discovery Miles 11 010 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Friedrich von Hugel's Mystical Element of Religion remains the authoritative study of the spirituality of Catherine of Genoa. First published in 1908, this seminal work develops the authoris major theory of the three basic elements of religion, institutional, intellectual and mystical. Von Hugel shows how Catherineis mysticism relates to her life and thought, making his comprehensive and masterly two-volume analysis a classic in the study of Western mysticism.

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