The inner journey : views from the islamic tradition / edited by William C. Chittick.
Material type: TextSeries: Parabola anthology seriesPublisher: Sandpoint, ID : Morning Light Press, 2007Edition: First editionDescription: xix, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781596750173 (pbk.) :
- 1596750170 (pbk.) :
- 297.5 22
- BP188.9 .I55 2007
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | Olean Public Library Adult Non-Fiction | Nonfiction | 297.5 I (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 3190600489190 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This book of essays, poems, and interviews by Islamic and Sufi poets, scholars, and storytellers is a much-needed compendium of works from a complex tradition that holds timeless messages for contemporary readers. Contributors range from Rumi to Seyyed Hossei Nasr to Emma Clark  together they create a mosaic of the Muslim view of the world and the cosmos, as well as of Sufi rhythms and rituals. Contributions like ÂOut of the Hidden Root" and ÂSlumber Seizes Him Not" promote a deeper understanding of one of the world's great, and most misunderstood, spiritual traditions.
Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- General Series Introduction (p. vi)
- The Call of the Tradition (p. xi)
- Introduction (p. xv)
- Chapter 1 Prophecy (p. 1)
- The First Prophet (p. 2)
- The Hajj (p. 10)
- Moses and the Shepherd (p. 19)
- Chapter 2 Living in Society (p. 25)
- A Prayer (p. 26)
- The Revolving Wall (p. 29)
- Out of the Hidden Root (p. 35)
- "...and a Little from Abdullah (p. 39)
- The Spiritual Significance of Jihad (p. 42)
- Justice to the Enemy (p. 49)
- Chapter 3 Art and Beauty (p. 55)
- Light from the Center (p. 56)
- Divine Unity (p. 62)
- Echoes of Infinity (p. 64)
- Some Notes on Arab Calligraphy (p. 78)
- Underneath Which Rivers Flow (p. 82)
- Graze in the Meadows (p. 88)
- Adab: The Sufi Art of Conscious Relationship (p. 93)
- Chapter 4 Signs in the Cosmos (p. 99)
- In Fraise of the Creator (p. 101)
- Traditional Cosmology and Modern Science (p. 104)
- The Words of the All-Merciful (p. 121)
- Extending the Shade (p. 130)
- Travels of the Soul (p. 132)
- The Safeguard of the Mystic (p. 135)
- Bodily Resurrection (p. 146)
- Progress and Evolution (p. 149)
- Chapter 5 Signs in the Soul (p. 161)
- Spirit, Body, and In-Between (p. 162)
- To the Ones Who Would Listen (p. 168)
- The Fragrance of the Friend (p. 174)
- The Hidden and the Most Hidden (p. 184)
- Perfecting the Mirror (p. 191)
- A Subtile Organ (p. 199)
- A Six-Faced Mirror (p. 201)
- Chapter 6 The Path to God (p. 205)
- Shahadah (p. 207)
- The Long Journey (p. 215)
- The Night Journey (p. 233)
- The Blessed State (p. 239)
- The Saint with Seven Tombs (p. 244)
- The Spiritual Guide (p. 252)
- Shams al Urafa (p. 254)
- The Tale of the Fish (p. 257)
- Slumber Seizes Him Not (p. 262)
- Chapter 7 The Wine of Love (p. 271)
- Die and Become (p. 273)
- "I Will Make Myself Mad" (p. 279)
- The Ritual of Rebirth (p. 287)
- Intoxication and Sobriety in Sufism (p. 291)
- Glossary (p. 303)
- Contributor Profiles (p. 310)
- For Further Reading (p. 313)
- Chapter Citations (p. 316)
- Photography Captions & Credits (p. 317)