Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: searching for oneness
Ori Z. Soltes
Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: searching for oneness
Author
Ori Z. SoltesPublisher
Rowman & Littlefield PublishersEdition 1
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Title and Author
Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam: searching for oneness / Ori Z. SoltesPublication Details
لانهام : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers، 2008مPhysical Description
xi, 339 p.; 24 cm.Subject
MysticismMysticism Islam
Mysticism Judaism
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )p. 913-623( and index.
Contents
Introduction: what is mysticism? -- The birth and development of the Abrahamic faiths -- The roots of Judaism and Christianity -- The emergence of Jewish mystical thought -- Early Christian mysticism -- A third player on the stage: Muslim mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn 'Arabi -- Medieval Jewish mysticism form Merkavah to Kabbalah -- Medieval Christian mysticism from Assisi to Avila -- The spread of and variety within Sufism -- Variations within Jewish and Christian mysticism from the Renaissance through emancipation -- Still searching: the persistence of mysticism in the modern era -- Unfinished epilogues