Netton, Ian Richard. <br/><br/>
Islam, Christianity and the mystic journey :  a comparative exploration / 
Ian Richard Netton. 
 - Edinburgh :  Edinburgh University Press,  ©2011. 
 - 1 online resource (ix, 222 pages) 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-210) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780748646050 0748646051 9780748688135 0748688137 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>6918443 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>22573/cttk0ssm  JSTOR 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB8K7709  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>017741888  Uk 019112046  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mysticism--Comparative studies.<br/>Mysticism--Christianity.<br/>Mysticism--Islam.<br/>RELIGION--Mysticism.<br/>BODY, MIND & SPIRIT--Mysticism.<br/>RELIGION--Comparative Religion.<br/>Mysticism--Islam.<br/>Mysticism.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>Comparative studies.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BL625  / .N48 2011eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>204/.22