| Description |
1 online resource (480 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Acknowledgements viii; Note on spelling and transliteration; 1 Setting the scene; 2 Emergence and history; 3 Spiritual education: texts and contexts; 4 Bulent Rauf as guiding figure; 5 The Beshara perspective and the teaching of Ibn 'Arabi; 6 The spiritual life: culture and practice; 7 Projecting Ibn 'Arabi for today's world; 8 Beshara and sufism in the modern world; Epilogue; Notes; Appendices; Select bibliography; Index; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
Investigating sufi-inspired spirituality in the modern world, this book focuses on Beshara, a spiritual movement that applies the teachings of Ibn 'Arabi in a non-Muslim context. It traces the movement's emergence in sixties Britain and analyses its teachings and practices. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.
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Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240. |
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Sufism.
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Sufism. |
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RELIGION -- Islam -- Sufi. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Subject |
RELIGION -- Islam -- General. |
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Ibn al- Arabi.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taji-Farouki, Suha. Beshara and Ibn 'Arabi. Oxford, U.K. : Anqa, ©2007 (DLC) 2008378250 |
| ISBN |
9781905937233 (electronic book) |
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1905937237 (electronic book) |
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9781905937257 (electronic book) |
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1905937253 (electronic book) |
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9781905937240 (electronic book) |
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1905937245 (electronic book) |
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9781905937004 (hardcover) |
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1905937008 (hardcover) |
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