The way of the mystics: The early Christian mystics and the rise of the Sufis Hardcover – January 1, 1978
by Margaret Smith (Author)
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Includes bibliographical references: (p. 258-263) and index
1. The meaning and nature of mysticism --
2. Early Christian asceticism --
3. Asceticism and the monastic life among women --
4. Early mysticism in the Near East --
5. Early mysticism in the Middle East --
6. Christianity and Islam at the beginning of the Islamic era --
7. Asceticism and mysticism in orthodox Islam --
8. The rise of Sufism and the early ascetic ideal --
9. The mystical doctrines of early Sufism --
10. Some early Sufi mystics --
11. Conclusion
