Seven Doors to Islam Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims

Name: Seven Doors to Islam Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims
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ISBN: 9780520204171

ISBN-10: 0520204174

ISBN-13: 9780520204171

Edition: 1997

Authors: John Renard

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Seven Doors to Islam reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. Each of the seven chapters opens a "door" that leads progressively closer to the very heart of Islam, from the foundational revelation in the Qur'an to the transcendent experience of the Sufi mystics. However, unlike most studies of Islam, which see spirituality as the concern of a minority of mystical seekers, Seven Doors demonstrates its central role in every aspect…

Book details

List price: $31.95
Copyright year: 1997
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 7/17/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 317
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

John Renard, who has a Ph.D. in Islamic Studies from Harvard University, is Professor of Theological Studies at St. Louis University.



List of Illustrations


Preface



Foundations: Prophetic Revelation


Qur'an in Islamic Spirituality


Hadith in Islamic Spirituality


Experiencing Qur'an and Hadith



Devotion: Ritual and Personal Prayer


On the Liturgical Calendar


Devotion beyond Duty



Inspiration: Edification and Ethics


Exemplary Models


Wisdom Literature


Encountering the Exemplars



Aesthetics: From Allegory to Arabesque


Literature and Spirituality


Principal Poetic Forms


Arabesque and Aesthetics



Community: Society, Institutions, and Patronage


Social and Historical Contexts


Institutional Texts


Patronage and the Arts



Pedagogy: Fanning Spark into Flame


Learning for Life


From the Great Teachers


Required Reading for Mystics



Experience: Testimony, Paradigm, and Critique


From Theory to Practice


Heart Speaks to Heart


Beyond Storytelling


Evaluating Experience


Reprise: Joseph of the Seven Doors


Notes


Select Glossary


Index of Qur'anic Citations


General Index