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A Psychology of Early Sufi Sama` - Listening and Altered States (Hardcover, New) Loot Price: R4,204
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A Psychology of Early Sufi Sama` - Listening and Altered States (Hardcover, New): Kenneth S Avery

A Psychology of Early Sufi Sama` - Listening and Altered States (Hardcover, New)

Kenneth S Avery

Series: Routledge Sufi Series

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Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines sama - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture. A Psychology of Early Sufi Sama provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Routledge Sufi Series
Release date: August 2004
First published: 2004
Authors: Kenneth S Avery
Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Edition: New
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-31106-9
Categories: Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Cultural studies > General
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Islamic studies
Books > Social sciences > Psychology > States of consciousness > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
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LSN: 0-415-31106-3
Barcode: 9780415311069

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