Sufi Essays (November 1991) Second EditionSeyyed Hossein Nasr - AuthorIn this compact volume, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, the renowned Islamic scholar, combines his research into Sufidoctrine and history with a rich account of the spiritual and metaphysical significance of Sufism as a living tradition. In an original discussion, unlike anything that has appeared before in studies of Sufism, the authorplaces special accent on the pertinence of Sufi teachings to the most acute contemporary problems. Thus, this book answers...(ead !ore" The Sufi Path of Knowledge (June 1989) Ibn al-Arabis !eta"hysics o# Ima$ination%illiam &' &hittic( - Author#$or the first time in the history of %rientalism, a thorough study of Ibn al&'(rabi's thought is now available. )illiam *hittick has given us a translation of numerous passages from the work of the !agister !agnus andplaced them in their theological conte+t, thus removing many misunderstandings that have prevailed both among !uslims and in the )est when interpreting Ibn al&'(rabi's mystical worldview. *hittick has done this with admirable clarit...(ead !ore" In the Garden of Myrtles (Au$ust 198)) Studies in Early Islamic !ysticismSta##an Andrae - Author*ir$itta Shar"e - +ranslatorEric Shar"e - *io$ra"hical introductionHere are the early Sufis themselves. Here are their ascetic practices, their attitudes toward women and marriage, toward food and drink, and toward music and poetry, and here is their ecstatic e+perience. This isa study in holiness and the love of -od, but it is even more a study of men and women overcome by that holiness and love, and locked in the parado+ of loving a -od who makes vast demands on them. The early Sufis were not seeking consolation...(ead !ore" Words of Ecstasy in Sufism (June 198,) &arl %' Ernst - AuthorThis is the first in&depth study in .nglish of the import and impact of ecstatic utterances (shathiyat)in classical Islamic mysticism. It makes available an important body of mystical aphorisms and reveals not only the significance of these sayings in the Sufi tradition, but also e+plains their controversial impact on Islamic law and society.This study descrives the development and interpretation of shathiyat in classical Sufi...(ead !ore" Sufi Essays (June 19)-) Seyyed Hossein Nasr - AuthorThis book combines scholarly research into certain aspect of Sufi doctrines and history with a penetrating account of the spiritual and metaphysical message and significance of Sufism as a living spiritual tradition. In an original discussion, unlike anything that has appeared before in studies of Sufism, the author places special accent on the pertinence of Sufi teachings to the most acute contemporary problems. The book addresses itself to...(ead !ore" Sufi Wisdom (July 199.) !arietta +' Ste"aniants - Author#It is delightful to see scholarship on Islam re&emerging in ussia in the aftermath of the Soviet period. Here we see what may be a distinctly ussian approach to intellectual history, with a systematic and comparative approach of a remarkably wide e+tent. ( profound sympathy for the sources, which are presented in lu+urious profusion, is tempered by a shrewd and realistic appreciation of political realities.#&&*arl. ). .rnst, /niversity of North *...(ead !ore" The Mystical Teachings of al-Shadhili (/ctober 199-) Includin$ His 0i#e1 2rayers1 0etters1 and 3ollo4ers' A +ranslation #rom the Arabic o# Ibn al-Sabba$hs 5urrat al-Asrar 4a +uh#at al-AbrarElmer H' 5ou$las - AuthorIbrahim !' Abu-6abi - Edited1 introduction1 and notes#This work is e+cellent. It provides a thoroughly annotated and sound translation of one of the oldest biographies of the well&known thirteenth&century Sufi master (bu'l&Hasan al&Shadhili. The annotation is e+haustive and e+tremely useful. In general the genre has not received much attention and it is good to seea ma0or work to which one can refer as an e+ample. It will be welcomed by everyone interested in the history and teachings of Sufism. ...(ead !ore" An Introduction to Islamic Cosmological octrines (July 199-) Seyyed Hossein Nasr - AuthorThis is the only book to deal with classical Islamic cosmology as it was formulated by the Ikhwan al&S'afa al 1iruni and Ibn Sina during the tenth and eleventh centuries. These figures influenced all the later centuries of Islamic history and in fact created the cosmological framework within which all later scientific activity in the Islamic world was carried out&&the enduring image of the cosmos within which !uslims have lived duringthe past mille...(ead !ore" An !cean Without Shore (July 199-) Ibn Arabi1 the *oo(1 and the 0a4!ichel &hod(ie4ic7 - AuthorAn Ocean Without Shore is a study of Ibn (rabi, known in Islam as al&Shaykh al&(kbar, the -reatest Spiritual !aster. In the introduction, *hodkiewic2 provides a good deal of documentation for the often heardclaim that Ibn (rabi has been the most influential thinker in Islam over the past seven hundred years. He shows that this has been true, not only among the intellectual elite, but also among the common believers. He e+plains why a few ...(ead !ore" The "eed for a Sacred Science (July 199-) Seyyed Hossein Nasr - Author#This work is a brilliant blending of sound scholarship and spiritual vision.# && 3acob Needleman, San $rancisco State /niversityThis book deals with the meaning of a science rooted in the sacred, the metaphysical foundation of such science, its contrast to modern science and its pertinence to some of the ma0or issues facing humanity today. In the first part, the author turns to the fundamental 4uestion of the multiplicity of sacred forms. ...(ead !ore" #aith and Practice of Islam (November 1998) +hree +hirteenth-&entury Su#i +e9ts%illiam &' &hittic( - Author#In this book, *hittick presents Islam from the inside&&from the point of view of !uslims themselves. He first e+plains Islamic concepts to his readers and then uses these concepts, rather than )estern concepts, to discuss Islam. I found the Introduction especially interesting because of the author's skill in presenting Islam to )estern readers. I believe the introduction to this work could serve very well as a separate essay introducing Islam a...(ead !ore" The Princi$les of E$istemology in Islamic Philoso$hy (!ay 1998) :no4led$e by 2resence!ehdi Hairi ;a7di - AuthorSeyyed Hossein Nasr - 3ore4ord byThis book aims to present to western philosophers the most important theme in Islamic epistemology5 knowledge by presence, the knowledge that results from immediate and intuitive awarenes, advocated by the author as a viable modern philosophical position. Treating the sub0ect in a thoroughly philosophical manner that is comprehensible to contemporary analytical philosophers, he remains faithful to the Islamic tradition.#Ha'iri does not fal...(ead !ore" Eternal Garden (A"ril 1998) !ysticism1 History1 and 2olitics at a South Asian Su#i &enter&arl %' Ernst - AuthorReveals the mystical teachings and practices of the Chishti Sufi order as taught by the ecstatic Shaykh Burhan al!in "harib (d# $%%&) and his disciples#6This is an e+traordinary piece of scholarship. I like the constant sense of discovery that .rnst brings to his work, not only with regard to the literary archival material, which he has arrayed in painstaking detail, but also his enthusiasm about discoveri...(ead !ore" The Tao of Islam (!arch 1998) A Sourceboo( on