:an introduction to the mystical tradition of Islam
First Statement of Responsibility
/Carl W. Ernst.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
; London
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
: Shambhala
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
, 2011
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiii, 263 p
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-249) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
List of figures -- Preface to the 2011 edition -- Preface to the first edition -- 1. What is Sufism? -- 2. The sacred sources of Sufism -- 3. Saints and sainthood -- 4. The names of God, meditation, and mystical experience -- 5. The Sufi orders: mastery, discipleship, and initiation -- 6. Sufi poetry -- 7. Sufi music and dance -- 8. Sufism in the contemporary world -- Notes -- Select bibliography -- Select discography -- Index.