Rabi’a the mystic and her fellow-saints in islam
Auteur :
Smith, Margaret
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108015912
Date de publication :
31 oct. 2010
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
320 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Margaret Smith's 1928 biography of eighth-century Sufi saint Rabi'a is an authoritative account of Rabi'a's evolution from slave to influential religious teacher and purported performer of miracles. An examination of the role of women in early Islam, and of Sufi teachings on love, purity and the ascetic life.