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In Search of the Lost Heart : Explorations in Islamic Thought.
Title:
In Search of the Lost Heart : Explorations in Islamic Thought.
Author:
Chittick, William C.
ISBN:
9781438439372
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (414 pages)
Contents:
In Search of the Lost Heart -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration and Style -- Editors' Introduction -- Part I. Sufism and the Islamic Tradition -- 1. Islam in Three Dimensions -- 2. The Bodily Gestures of the Salat -- 3. Weeping in Islam and the Sufi Tradition -- 4. A Shādhilī Presence in Shi'ite Islam -- 5. The Pluralistic Vision of Persian Sufi Poetry -- 6. The Real Shams-i Tabrīzī -- 7. The Koran as the Lover's Mirror -- Part II. Ibn al-'Arabī and His Influence -- 8. A History of the Term Wahdat al-Wujūd -- 9. The Question of Ibn al-'Arabī's "Influence" on Rūmī -- 10. Ibn al-'Arabī on the Benefit of Knowledge -- 11. Qūnawī, Neoplatonism, and the Circle of Ascent -- 12. Farghānī on Oneness and Manyness -- 13. Jāmī on the Perfect Man -- 14. Two Treatises by Khwāja Khurd -- 15. A Debate Between the Soul and the Spirit -- 16. A Sufi Handbook from Bijapur -- Part III. Islamic Philosophy -- 17. Rūmī and the Wooden Leg of Reason -- 18. Bābā Afdal's Psychology -- 19. Mullā Şadrā on Perception -- 20. Eschatology in Islamic Thought -- 21. The Circle of Life -- 22. The Goal of Philosophy -- Part IV. Reflections on Contemporary Issues -- 23. The Metaphysical Roots of War and Peace -- 24. Harmony with the Cosmos -- 25. Stray Camels in China -- 26. In Search of the Lost Heart -- Appendix I: Chronological List of Historical Figures Cited -- Appendix II: Chapter Sources -- Appendix III: Books by William C. Chittick -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Koranic Passages -- Index of Hadiths and Sayings -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- X -- Y -- Z.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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