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Seven doors to Islam: spirituality and the religious life of Muslims

By John Renard

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1996
ISBN
0520204174, 9780520204171
LCC
BP161.2 .R47 1996
Google Books ID
ondWbP0sB-MC
Open Library ID
OL22118201M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
715 kB (731838 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

Seven Doors to Islam reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. Each of the seven chapters opens a "door" that leads progressively closer to the very heart of Islam, from the foundational revelation in the Qur'an to the transcendent experience of the Sufi mystics. However, unlike most studies of Islam, which see spirituality as the concern of a minority of mystical seekers, Seven Doors demonstrates its central role in every aspect of the Islamic tradition.

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