Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi : a movement of Sufi spirituality in the modern world /

Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi : a movement of Sufi spirituality in the modern world /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Taji-Farouki, Suha.
Imprint:	Oxford, U.K. : Anqa, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (480 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Ibn al-ʻArabī, -- 1165-1240. Ibn al-ʻArabī, -- 1165-1240 Sufism. Sufism. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11280996

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ISBN:	9781905937233 1905937237 9781905937257 1905937253 9781905937240 1905937245 9781905937004 1905937008
Digital file characteristics:	data file
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Investigating sufi-inspired spirituality in the modern world, this book focuses on Beshara, a spiritual movement that applies the teachings of Ibn 'Arabi in a non-Muslim context. It traces the movement's emergence in sixties Britain and analyses its teachings and practices.
Other form:	Print version: Taji-Farouki, Suha. Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi. Oxford, U.K. : Anqa, ©2007

Table of Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgements viii; Note on spelling and transliteration; 1 Setting the scene; 2 Emergence and history; 3 Spiritual education: texts and contexts; 4 Bulent Rauf as guiding figure; 5 The Beshara perspective and the teaching of Ibn 'Arabi; 6 The spiritual life: culture and practice; 7 Projecting Ibn 'Arabi for today's world; 8 Beshara and sufism in the modern world; Epilogue; Notes; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index; Back Cover.