Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Sufism, Shi'ism, and the Definition of Inner Islam 3. The Qur'an 4. The Prophet 5. The Feminine 6. The Universal Horizon of Islam 7. The Question of War 8. Epilogue Notes Bibliography Index
Patrick Laude is Professor at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service in Qatar. His books include Divine Play, Sacred Laughter, and Spiritual Understanding and Frithjof Schuon: Life and Teachings (coauthored with Jean-Baptiste Aymard), also published by SUNY Press.
"...a fruitful and worthwhile read for anyone contemplating the contested place of personal spiritual commitments in religious studies today." - Sophia "...writing a better book on such an enormous and complex subject would have hardly been possible, for Laude shows detailed and meticulous knowledge not only of the thinkers themselves, but also of the intellectual milieu that nourished their endeavor." - Journal of Shi'a Islamic Studies "Few questions could be more important for a contemporary understanding of Islam than the authority and interpretation of sacred texts, the role of women, and the nature and legitimacy of war. Laude addresses each of these issues, among others, with admirable sophistication." - James S. Cutsinger, author of Advice to the Serious Seeker: Meditations on the Teaching of Frithjof Schuon "This book makes a major contribution to Islamic studies by promoting the esoteric interpretation of Islam as a viable, tolerant alternative to the fundamentalists' version of Islam." - Mehdi Aminrazavi, author of The Wine of Wisdom: The Life, Poetry, and Philosophy of Omar Khayyam
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