TY - BOOK AU - Nasafī,ʻAzīz al-Dīn ibn Muḥammad AU - Ridgeon,Lloyd V.J. TI - Persian metaphysics and mysticism: selected treatises of ʻAzīz Nasafī SN - 9781136802614 AV - BP188.9 .N27213 2002eb U1 - 297.4 22 PY - 2002/// CY - Richmond PB - Curzon KW - Metaphysics KW - Sufism KW - First philosophy KW - Métaphysique KW - Soufisme KW - metaphysics KW - aat KW - RELIGION KW - Islam KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - gnd KW - Metaphysik KW - Mystik KW - Quelle KW - Soefisme KW - gtt KW - Persisch KW - swd KW - Electronic books N1 - 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) N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=649740 ER -