Persian metaphysics and mysticism : selected treatises of ʻAzīz Nasafī / introduced and translated by Lloyd Ridgeon.

By:

Nasafī, ʻAzīz al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad, active 13th century

Contributor(s):

Ridgeon, Lloyd V. J

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Arabic Publisher: Richmond : Curzon, 2002Description: 1 online resource (ix, 241 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781136802614
1136802614
9781315027029
131502702X

Uniform titles:

Works. Selections. English. 2002

Subject(s): Genre/Form:

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Persian metaphysics and mysticismDDC classification:

297.4 22

LOC classification:

BP188.9 .N27213 2002eb

Other classification:

11.83
EV 965

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 The Furthest Goal (Maqsạd-i aqsạ̄); 3 The Quintessence of Realities (Zubdat al-hạqā'iq); 4 Third Treatise of The Unveiling of Realities (Kashfal-hạqā'iq); 5 Fifth Treatise of Waystations of the Travellers (Manāzilal-sā'īrīn).

Summary: One of the foremost 13th-century Persian mystics, 'Aziz Nasaffi with his simple manner of explaining God, His Essence, Attributes and Acts provides the western reader with an overview of all the major interpretations of medieval Islamic thought. Providing the first comprehensive selection in English of Nasaffi's treatises, Dr Ridgeon's work offers the western student of Islam a much-needed guide to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism.

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Translated from the Arabic.

Print version record.

One of the foremost 13th-century Persian mystics, 'Aziz Nasaffi with his simple manner of explaining God, His Essence, Attributes and Acts provides the western reader with an overview of all the major interpretations of medieval Islamic thought. Providing the first comprehensive selection in English of Nasaffi's treatises, Dr Ridgeon's work offers the western student of Islam a much-needed guide to the speculative and practical dimensions of Sufism.

WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 650