The Requirements of the Sufi Path
A Defense of the Mystical Tradition
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- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
9 September 2024
Summary
Sufism through the eyes of a legal scholar
In The Requirements of the Sufi Path, the renowned North African historian and jurist Ibn Khaldūn applies his analytical powers to Sufism, which he deems a bona fide form of Islamic piety. Ibn Khaldūn is widely known for his groundbreaking work as a sociologist and historian, in particular for the Muqaddimah, the introduction to his massive universal history. In The Requirements of the Sufi Path…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781479834198 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 147983419X |
| Author: | Ibn Khaldūn, Carolyn Baugh, Jesús R. Velasco |
| Publisher: | New York University Press |
| Imprint: | New York University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 9 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 295g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
| Series: | Library of Arabic Literature |
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About The Author
Ibn Khaldūn
Ibn Khaldūn (d. 808⁄1406) was a Tunisian-born scholar, jurist, sociologist, and historian, best known for his influential work on history, The Book of Lessons (Kitāb al-ʿIbar), and the prolegomenon to that work, the Muqaddimah.
Carolyn Baugh is Associate Professor of History and Arabic at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, where she teaches courses in Middle East and world history and also directs the Women’s Studies program.
Jesús R. Velasco is Professor of Spanish & Portuguese and Comparative Literature at Yale University. His books include Dead Voice: Law, Philosophy, and Fiction in the Iberian Middle Ages and Order and Chivalry: Knighthood and Citizenship in Late Medieval Castile.
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