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Divine Love: Islamic Literature and the Path to God
William C. Chittick
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Description for Divine Love: Islamic Literature and the Path to God
Hardback. Provides a look at historic Persian literature and the topic of love, which is at the heart of Islamic spiritual thought. This title contains extensive Arabic and Persian material, from the Qur'an up through the twelfth century, and draws on more than a thousand pages of new translations. Num Pages: 522 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2BXF; 2CSR; DSBB; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 33. Weight in Grams: 880.
In this book William C. Chittick provides a first-time look at historic Persian literature and the topic of love, which is at the heart of Islamic spiritual thought. It contains extensive Arabic and Persian material, from the Qur'an up through the twelfth century, and draws on more than a thousand pages of new translations. The book culminates in a new way of understanding the Tawhid, the Unity of the Real, and leads readers through the origins of love, the life of love, and the goal of love.
In this book William C. Chittick provides a first-time look at historic Persian literature and the topic of love, which is at the heart of Islamic spiritual thought. It contains extensive Arabic and Persian material, from the Qur'an up through the twelfth century, and draws on more than a thousand pages of new translations. The book culminates in a new way of understanding the Tawhid, the Unity of the Real, and leads readers through the origins of love, the life of love, and the goal of love.
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
448
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
879g
Number of Pages
522
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300185959
SKU
V9780300185959
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About William C. Chittick
William C. Chittick, professor of religious studies at Stony Brook University, is a leading translator and interpreter of classical Islamic texts. His books include The Sufi Path of Love and In Search of the Lost Heart. He lives in Mount Sinai, NY.
Reviews for Divine Love: Islamic Literature and the Path to God
Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the Religion Category.
Outstanding Academic Title
Choice
The classic Sufi poets of divine and human love-Rumi, Hafez, Attar and others-are by now familiar figures. William Chittick's book beautifully introduces the earlier Persian (and Arabic) prose writers on love who provide the background for that love-poetry, and whose theology of love shaped the popular understanding of Islam through the centuries. -James W. Morris, Boston College
James W. Morris A profound addition to our understanding of Sufism. It will be yet another long-standing contribution in the magnificent career of William Chittick, and another confirmation of his status as one of the very leading scholars of Sufism today. -Omid Safi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Omid Safi Rendering a vast Arabic and Persian repertoire into lucid English allows William Chittick to display how central love is in the Islamic tradition. Persian masters Maybudi and Sam'ani open worlds of poetic theological reflection, detailing the origin of love, a life of love, and the goal of love. -David Burrell, University of Notre Dame
David Burrell This masterpiece is the finest scholarly study of love in Islam ever produced. Chittick's brilliant theo-philosophical analysis encompasses all the great Islamic thinkers and offers an urgent message not just for historians of religion, but for all Muslims and for those of every faith tradition. -Stephen G. Post, Stony Brook University
Stephen G. Post Chittick is arguably the best scholar and translator of Classical Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) the Western World has ever produced. His books are sheer gold. But this latest work is a masterwork studded with unique spiritual gems on love. -H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, author of Love in the Holy Qur'an
H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad
Outstanding Academic Title
Choice
The classic Sufi poets of divine and human love-Rumi, Hafez, Attar and others-are by now familiar figures. William Chittick's book beautifully introduces the earlier Persian (and Arabic) prose writers on love who provide the background for that love-poetry, and whose theology of love shaped the popular understanding of Islam through the centuries. -James W. Morris, Boston College
James W. Morris A profound addition to our understanding of Sufism. It will be yet another long-standing contribution in the magnificent career of William Chittick, and another confirmation of his status as one of the very leading scholars of Sufism today. -Omid Safi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Omid Safi Rendering a vast Arabic and Persian repertoire into lucid English allows William Chittick to display how central love is in the Islamic tradition. Persian masters Maybudi and Sam'ani open worlds of poetic theological reflection, detailing the origin of love, a life of love, and the goal of love. -David Burrell, University of Notre Dame
David Burrell This masterpiece is the finest scholarly study of love in Islam ever produced. Chittick's brilliant theo-philosophical analysis encompasses all the great Islamic thinkers and offers an urgent message not just for historians of religion, but for all Muslims and for those of every faith tradition. -Stephen G. Post, Stony Brook University
Stephen G. Post Chittick is arguably the best scholar and translator of Classical Islamic Mysticism (Sufism) the Western World has ever produced. His books are sheer gold. But this latest work is a masterwork studded with unique spiritual gems on love. -H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad, author of Love in the Holy Qur'an
H.R.H. Prince Ghazi bin Muhammad