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005			20240726105346.0
008			090415s2010 nyu obd 001 0 eng
010			_z2009015477
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020			_a9781438429571 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
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050	0	4	_aBP189 _b.P384 2010
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aLaude, Patrick, _d1958- _e1
245	1	0	_aPathways to an inner Islam : _bMassignon, Corbin, Guenon, and Schuon / _cPatrick Laude.
260			_aAlbany : _bState University of New York Press, _c(c)2010.
300			_a1 online resource (vi, 211 pages)
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
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505	0	0	_aIntroduction -- _tSufism, Shī'ism, and the definition of inner Islam -- _tThe Qurʼān -- _tThe Prophet -- _tThe feminine -- _tThe universal horizon of Islam -- _tThe question of war -- _tEpilogue.
520	0		_aPathways to an Inner Islam provides an introduction to the esoteric or spiritual "inner Islam" presented by Western thinkers Louis Massignon, Henry Corbin, Rene Guenon, and Frithjof Schuon. Particularly interested in Sufism--the mystical tradition of Islam--these four twentieth-century authors who wrote in French played an important role in presenting Islamic spirituality to the West and have also had an influence in parts of the Muslim world, such as Turkey, Iran, and Pakistan. Patrick Laude brings them together to argue that an understanding of their inner Islam challenges reductionist views of Islam as an essentially legalistic tradition and highlights its spiritual qualities. The book discusses their thought on the definitions of spiritual Islam and Sufism, the metaphysical and mystical understanding of the Prophet and the Qur'an, the function of femininity in Islamic spirituality, and the inner understanding of jihad. In addition, the writers' Christian backgrounds and.
520	0		_aTheir participation in the intellectual and spiritual traditions of both Christianity and Islam offer a dynamic perspective on interfaith dialogue.
520	0		_a"Few questions could be more important for a contemporary understanding of Islam than the authority and interpretation of sacred texts, the role of women, and the nature and legitimacy of war. Laude addresses each of these issues, among others, with admirable sophistication."--James S. Cutsinger, author of Advice to the Serious Seeker: Meditations on the Teaching of Frithjof Schuon.
520	0		_a"This book makes a major contribution to Islamic studies by promoting the esoteric interpretation of Islam as a viable, tolerant alternative to the fundamentalists' version of Islam."--Mehdi Aminrazavi, author of The Wine of Wisdom: The Life, Poetry, and Philosophy of Omar Khayyam --Book Jacket.
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650		0	_aIslam _xStudy and teaching _zFrance.
650		0	_aShī.Aah.
650		0	_aMysticism _xIslam.
650		0	_aSufism.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=549536&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell