Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism - Softcover

Zargar, Cyrus Ali

 
9781786072016: Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1786072017 ISBN 13: 9781786072016
Verlag: Oneworld Academic, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.

Innovative, engaging, and approachable, this work – the first in the English language to explore Islamic ethics in the fascinating context of narrative – will be a valuable resource for both students and scholars.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Cyrus Ali Zargar is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where his primary research interest is the literature of medieval Sufism in Arabic and Persian.

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Verlag
Oneworld Academic
Erscheinungsdatum
2017
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1786072017
ISBN 13 
9781786072016
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
352
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