The functions of angels in Sufi literature
"This book is a literary study tracing the roles and functions of angels as characters in Sufi literature, based on their functions outlined in the Quran. If you pick up any book discussing Islam or islamic theology, you will probably find angels in it - one never thinks much about them, and th...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Leiden Boston
Brill
[2025]
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| In: |
Islamic history and civilization (volume 218)
Year: 2025 |
| Series/Journal: | Islamic history and civilization
volume 218 |
| Further subjects: | B
Angels
Islam
Qurʼanic teaching
B Sufi literature History and criticism B Qurʼan Criticism, interpretation, etc History B Sufism B Qurʼan Hermeneutics B Metaphor in the Qurʼan |
| Summary: | "This book is a literary study tracing the roles and functions of angels as characters in Sufi literature, based on their functions outlined in the Quran. If you pick up any book discussing Islam or islamic theology, you will probably find angels in it - one never thinks much about them, and they often seem marginal. However, whether real or a simple literary device, what are the angels' real functions in a text? This study proposes to outline their functions, and more specifically what classical Sufi literature (7th--12th century CE) makes of them"-- Provided by publisher |
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| Item Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Site [342]-357 und Index |
| Physical Description: | 360 Seiten, 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 978-90-04-71607-0 |
