THE DIALECTIC OF LOVE IN EARLY PERSIAN SUFISM
In modern English, the word "mysticism" generally carries negative connotations, not least that of irrationality. I normally avoid it in my writings about the Islamic tradition, preferring instead the term Sufism, which at least suggests an appropriate cultural specificity and calls for a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Dharmaram College
2011
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Journal of Dharma
Year: 2011, Volume: 36, Issue: 1, Pages: 99-113 |
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Sufism
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| Summary: | In modern English, the word "mysticism" generally carries negative connotations, not least that of irrationality. I normally avoid it in my writings about the Islamic tradition, preferring instead the term Sufism, which at least suggests an appropriate cultural specificity and calls for a definition, I will not try to define it here; I instead, let me cite a description of mysticism by a specialist in Christianity. |
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| ISSN: | 0253-7222 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Dharma
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