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Psychology of early Sufi samāʻ listening and altered states
Author
Title
Psychology of early Sufi samāʻ [electronic resource] : listening and altered states / Kenneth S. Avery.
ISBN
0415311063 (alk. paper)
Published
London ; New York, NY : RoutledgeCurzon, 2004.
Physical Description
viii, 241 p.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
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Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 28, 2017
Series
RoutledgeCurzon Sūfī series
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 226-236) and index.
Contents
Introduction
Samāʻ in early Sufi literature: an overview
The language of samāʻ and other key concepts
The psychology of samāʻ part 1
The psychology of samāʻ part 2
The psychology of samāʻ according to the Sufi writers
The Sufis' explanations of their altered state experiences
The ritual behaviour and etiquette of samāʻ
The paradigmatic experience of two 'ecstatics', Nūrī and Shiblī
Conclusions.
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