Introduction to Traditional Islam Foundations, Art and Spirituality

Name: Introduction to Traditional Islam Foundations, Art and Spirituality
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ISBN: 9781933316512

ISBN-10: 1933316519

ISBN-13: 9781933316512

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jean-Louis Michon

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"Behind the clamorous headlines of militant and political Islam lies the more serene and cultivated form that is traditional Islam, which now is increasingly under threat from both fundamentalists and modern secularists. Author Jean-Louis Michon unveils this lesser-known dimension of Islam while capturing the essence and beauty of this often misinterpreted religion, which has over 1.5 billion adherents (about a quarter of the world's population)." "Illustrated with over 270 color photographs, Introduction to Traditional Islam is divided into four parts: 1: the foundations of Islam, which highlights the pillars of the faith as well as the traditional Islamic city and its holistic vision of…

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List price: $23.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: World Wisdom, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/30/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 8.15" wide x 10.14" long x 0.46" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Ann Casement is a Jungian Analyst in Private Practice in London and Chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy. Her previous publications include Post-Jungians Today.Michon is a French scholar who specialized in Islam in North America, Islamic art, and Sufism. He has participated in several UNESCO projects on Islamic art and is the author of many works on sufism and art.




Islam : foundations



Islam and urban civilization



The sources



The pillars of Islam



The functions of the city



The message of Islamic art



Art : an integral part of Muslim life



The formal languages



Art within the city, or how the message of divine unity becomes imprinted in the Muslim living environment



Music and spirituality in Islam



A controversial question



The philosopher-musicologists



Sufis and the spiritual concert



The elements of musical expression



Musical genres



The way of the Sufis



The mystical quest in Islam : scriptural and historical roots



The way to God : conjunction of human effort and divine effusion



The spiritual meetings



Spiritual progress


List of illustrations


Index