Deep knowledge: ways of knowing in Sufism and Ifa, two West African intellectual traditions
COVER Front -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: African Philosophy? -- Notes to Introduction -- Part 1: Ways of Knowing in Tijani Sufism -- Chapter 1: What Is Tijani Sufism? -- Notes to Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2: What Is Maʿrifa? -- Notes...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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University Park, Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2020]
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Africana Religions
v. 5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Ifa
/ Sufism
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| Further subjects: | B
Tijānīyah (Africa, West)
B Ifa (Africa, West) B Electronic books B Knowledge, Theory of (Religion) |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | COVER Front -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: African Philosophy? -- Notes to Introduction -- Part 1: Ways of Knowing in Tijani Sufism -- Chapter 1: What Is Tijani Sufism? -- Notes to Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2: What Is Maʿrifa? -- Notes to Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3: How Is Maʿrifa Acquired? -- Notes to Chapter 3 -- Chapter 4: How Does Tarbiya Work? -- Notes to Chapter 4 -- Part 2: Ways of Knowing in Ifa -- Chapter 5: What Is Ifa? -- Notes to Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6: Knowledge in Ifa -- Notes to Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7: How Is Knowledge Acquired in Ifa? -- Notes to Chapter 7 -- Chapter 8: How Is Knowledge Verified in Ifa? -- Notes to Chapter 8 -- Part 3: Comparing Ifa and Tijani Sufism -- Chapter 9: Comparing Ifa and Tijani Sufism -- Notes to Chapter 9 -- Chapter 10: Comparative Conclusions -- Notes to Chapter 10 -- Notes -- Index. "Studies the epistemologies of two of the most influential intellectual/spiritual traditions of West Africa: Tijani Sufism and Ifa"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 Online Ressource (x, 470 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-271-08763-4 |
