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- A Soaring Minaret: Abu Bakr al-Wasiti and the Rise of Baghdadi Sufism
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- 2010
- Published by: State University of New York Press
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The development of early Islamic mysticism and metaphysics is presented through the life and work of theologian Abu Bakr al-Wasiti. Sufi scholar Abu Bakr al-Wasiti (d. ca. 320 AH/932 CE) was called a “soaring minaret” for his cutting comments and keen theological insights. Wasiti’s life is little known today, but elements of his lost Qur
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- Acknowledgments
- p. ix
- Introduction
- pp. 1-14
- PART ONE: Wasiti and Early Sufism
- 1: Wasiti’s Intellectual Heritage
- pp. 17-23
- 2: Wasiti in Iraq
- pp. 25-33
- 3: Wasiti in Khurasan
- pp. 35-43
- 4: Wasiti and Sufi Discourse
- pp. 45-57
- PART TWO: Wasiti’s Theology
- 5: Theological Principles
- pp. 61-70
- 6: God’s Essence
- pp. 71-77
- 7: The Attributes
- pp. 79-92
- 8: The Acts
- pp. 93-103
- Conclusion
- pp. 105-107
- Bibliography
- pp. 129-136
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ISBN
9781438431727
DOI
MARC Record
OCLC
655742760
Pages
152
Launched on MUSE
2011-07-21
Language
English
Open Access
No
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