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Netton, Ian Richard.

Islam, Christianity and the mystic journey : a comparative exploration / Ian Richard Netton. - Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2011. - 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-210) and index.

Cover; Title Page; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Exploring the Mystical Imagination: Perfection and its Quinque Viae; Chapter 2 Caves, Clouds and Mountains: The Apophatic Tradition; Chapter 3 The Mystic Telos: Cataphatic and Ecstatic Traditions; Chapter 4 Journey's End: Towards an Anthropology of the Way; Notes; Bibliography of Works Cited; Index.

This distinctive comparison of Islamic and Christian mysticism focuses on the mystic journey in the two faith traditions - the journey which every believer must make and which leads to the Divine. The author clears away misconceptions and highlights similarities and differences in the thought and lives of six key mystics.

ISBN: 9780748646050 0748646051 9780748688135 0748688137

Standard No.: 6918443

Source: 22573/cttk0ssm JSTOR

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB8K7709 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 017741888 Uk 019112046 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Mysticism--Comparative studies.
Mysticism--Christianity.
Mysticism--Islam.
RELIGION--Mysticism.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Mysticism.
RELIGION--Comparative Religion.
Mysticism--Islam.
Mysticism.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Comparative studies.

LC Class. No.: BL625 / .N48 2011eb

Dewey Class. No.: 204/.22