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9781573927673

Islamic Mysticism

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  • ISBN13:

    9781573927673

  • ISBN10:

    1573927678

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2000-05-01
  • Publisher: Prometheus Books
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Summary

Drawing on philosophers of religion Rene Guenon and Frithjof Schuon, Rawandi offers a critical, secular perspective on Sufism and concludes that mystical experience is not a trustworthy validation of religion.

Table of Contents

Chronology 9(6)
Acknowledgments 15(2)
Introduction 17(6)
Part I: Origins
The Traditional Account
23(18)
Origins: A Secular Perspective
41(26)
Part II: Islam
Islam's View of Itself
67(20)
Islam: A Secular Perspective
87(26)
Part III: Sufism or Islamic Mysticism
Sufism's View of Itself
113(26)
Sufism: A Secular Perspective
139(28)
Part IV: Islam in the Modern World
Islam's View of Itself in the Modern World
167(6)
Islam in the Modern World: A Secular Perspective
173(28)
Appendix: Nineteen in the Koran: An Episode in Modern Islam 201(22)
The Chapters of the Koran 223(2)
Glossary 225(8)
Bibliography 233(18)
Index 251

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