Persian Metaphysics and Mysticism - Selected Treatises of 'Aziz Nasafi (Hardcover)

One of the foremost 13th-century Persian mystics, 'Aziz Nasafi, with his simple manner of explaining God, his essence, attributes and acts in the language of theologians and philosophers, provides the western reader with an overview of all the major interpretations of medieval Islamic thought. One of his main achievements was to synthesize the ideas of prominent Sufi masters such as Ibn 'Arabi, Najm al-Din Kubra and Abu Hafs 'Umar Suhrawardi into a coherent whole, thus establishing his own place as an authority of speculative Sufism. At the same time, Nasafi's explanations of various Muslim religious doctrines - supererogatory worship, asceticism and devotion to God - cast light on the practical aspect of Sufism. Hence the popularity, wherever Persian was spoken, of his works, manuscripts of which were collected in libraries and private collections all over the Muslim world. Providing a selection in English of Nasafi's treatises, Dr Ridgeon's work offers the western student of Islam a guide to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism. The first two treatises are short but complete works (entitled "The most sublime goal" and "Quintessence of realities") which focus on vari

General

Imprint:	RoutledgeCurzon
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2002
First published:	February 2002
Authors:	Lloyd Ridgeon
Dimensions:	216 x 138 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-0-7007-0666-2
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam
LSN:	0-7007-0666-6
Barcode:	9780700706662

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