his life and thought in the sufi tradition Avery, Kenneth. creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. nyu 2014 monographic eng 1 online resource (pages cm.) The historical context -- Shibli in the sources -- Sarraj's Book of illuminations -- Kalabadhi's Book of understanding -- Sulami's generations of the sufis -- Abu Nuʻaym's Ornament of God's friends -- Qushayri's treatise -- Hujwiri's Revealing the veiled -- Ansari's Generations of the sufis -- Ruzbihan's Explanation of ecstatic sayings -- Ha??ar's Memoirs of God's friends -- Jami's Breaths of intimacy -- Two non-sufi historians: Khatib al-Baghdadi and al-Dhahabi -- Shibli and the sources: conclusions -- Themes and relationships -- Narrative structures and styles -- The nature of Shibli's sayings -- Shibli and Junayd -- Shibli and Hallaj -- The question of Shibli's insanity -- Shibli's poetry -- Shibli and the Qurʼan. Kenneth Avery. Includes bibliographical references. Shiblī, Abū Bakr 861-946 Sufis Biography Sufism Doctrines History BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General RELIGION / Islam / General BP80.S5365 A94 2014 297.4092 B (DLC) 2013025959 1438451814 (electronic bk.) 9781438451817 (electronic bk.) 9781438451794 (electronic bk.) 1438451792 (electronic bk.) http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=780189 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=780189 YDXCP 140611 20200709060127.0 ocn881306632 eng