On Love In the Muslim Tradition |
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| Author:
| Mahmutcehajic, Rusmir |
| Foreword by:
| Burrell, David |
| Series title: | Abrahamic Dialogues Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8232-2751-8 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2007 |
| Publisher: | Fordham University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $46.00 |
Book Description:
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This rare and important contribution to the field of Islamic studies, philosophy, and comparative religion achieves a twofold objective. First, it draws from a broad and authoritative well of sources, especially in the domain of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. The scholarship is impeccable. Second, it is an in-depth meditation on the relationship between love and knowledge, multiplicity and unity, the example of the Prophet Muhammed viewed as Universal Man, spiritual union, heart...
More DescriptionThis rare and important contribution to the field of Islamic studies, philosophy, and comparative religion achieves a twofold objective. First, it draws from a broad and authoritative well of sources, especially in the domain of Sufism, or Islamic mysticism. The scholarship is impeccable. Second, it is an in-depth meditation on the relationship between love and knowledge, multiplicity and unity, the example of the Prophet Muhammed
viewed as Universal Man, spiritual union, heart and intellect, and other related themes--conveyed in fresh, contemporary language.
The book is as much a work of Sufism as it is a book about Sufism. Many of these themes have a universal appeal for students of mysticism; consequently, there are distinct resonances with other traditions,
especially within certain schools of Christian mysticism dominated by the language of love. It conveys the beauty at the heart of the Islamic tradition in a language devoid of technical terminology.