an introduction to the mystical tradition of Islam /
Carl W. Ernst.
London :
Shambhala,
1997.
xxiii, 263 p. ;
Other Title of this book is : " The Shambhala Guide to Sufism ". It was published by the same publisher on 1997
The Shambhala Guide to Sufism
Index.
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.