Mysticism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam : searching for oneness /
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| Author / Creator: | Soltes, Ori Z. |
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| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, c2008. |
| Description: | xi, 339 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7307117 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface and Acknowledgments
- Introduction: What Is Mysticism?
- 1. The Birth and Development of the Abrahamic Faiths
- 2. The Roots of Jewish and Christian Mysticism
- 3. The Emergence of Jewish Mystical Thought
- 4. Early Christian Mysticism
- 5. A Third Player on the Stage: Muslim Mysticism from the Qur'an to Ibn 'Arabi
- 6. Medieval Jewish Mysticism: From Merkavah to Kabbalah
- 7. Medieval Christian Mysticism: From Assisi to Avila
- 8. The Spread of and Variety within Sufism
- 9. Variations within Jewish and Christian Mysticism: From the Renaissance through Emancipation
- 10. Still Searching: The Persistence of Mysticism in the Modern Era
- 11. Unfinished Epilogues
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Index
- About the Author