Sufi: Expressions of the Mystic Quest
Dublin Core
Title
Sufi: Expressions of the Mystic Quest
Creator
Laleh Bakhtiar
Publisher
New York : Avon
Date
1976
Relation
series : Art and cosmos series.
Table Of Contents
Part 1: The 'why' of mystical expression. The beginnings of Sufism -- The container and the contained -- Creation: the arc of descent -- The human soul -- The quest: the arc of ascent -- Symbolism -- Part 2: The 'what' of mystical expression. The journey to God -- The journey in God -- The journey through God -- Part 3: the 'how' of mystical expression. Spiritual retreat -- Stages of the journey -- Spiritual states -- Spiritual stations -- Presences -- Numbers and geometry -- Architecture and music -- Mystical poetry -- The sciences of letters -- Mystical dreams -- cosmology and spiritual astronomy.
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Laleh Bakhtiar, “Sufi: Expressions of the Mystic Quest,” Humanities Hub, accessed December 22, 2024, https://humanitieshub.sdsu.edu/omeka/items/show/1710.