TY  - BOOK
AU  - Netton,Ian Richard
TI  - Islam, Christianity and the mystic journey: a comparative exploration 
SN  - 9780748646050
AV  - BL625 .N48 2011eb
U1  - 204/.22 23
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Edinburgh
PB  - Edinburgh University Press
KW  - Mysticism
KW  - Comparative studies
KW  - Christianity
KW  - Islam
KW  - RELIGION
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - BODY, MIND & SPIRIT
KW  - Comparative Religion
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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