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Swan, George. An Outline for the Study of Dervishism
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| Title: | An Outline for the Study of Dervishism | | Subtitle: | Covering Six Elementary Lectures on the Popular Development of Sufism or Mohammedan Mysticism | | Series: | Analecta Gorgiana 529 | | Availability: | In Print | | Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
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| By George Swan | | ISBN: | 978-1-61719-190-9 | | Availability: | In Print | | Publication Date: | 8/2010 | | From the 1925 edition | | Language: | English | | Format: | Paperback, Black, 6 x 9 in | | Pages: | 40 |
This volume is a compilation of notes from six lectures on the development and nature of Sufism. The author examines the influences from Christianity, Neoplatonism, Gnosticism, and Buddhism on Sufism. He then explores the religion’s origins in its quest to avoid damnation, the ways of approaching Divinity, the classification and progress of the soul, the nature and abuses of sainthood, and the uses and origin of magic. He describes prominent mystics, the Sufi orders, and initiation. Along the way, the author notes that genuine Sufi saints are delightful to speak to. Table of Contents
- NOTE (page 5)
- DERVISHISM Six Elementary Lectures on the Popular Development of Sufism or Mohammedan Mysticism (page 7)
- LECTURE I (page 8)
- LECTURE II (page 12)
- LECTURE III (page 16)
- LECTURE IV (page 25)
- LECTURE VI (page 38)
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| | Swan, George. An Outline for the Study of Dervishism | | ISBN: | 978-1-61719-190-9 | | Weight: | 1 LBS. | | Price: | $26.00 | |
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