Islam, Christianity and the Mystic Journey: A Comparative Exploration

Ian Richard Netton

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Paper, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-7486-4081-2
$36.50

August, 2011
Cloth, 256 pages,
ISBN: 978-0-7486-4082-9
Edinburgh University Press
$120.00

In Islam, Christianity and the Mystic Journey, Ian Richard Netton clears misconceptions and highlights comparisons in the thought and lives of six key mystics: Al-Kalabadhi, Al-Daylami, Al-Qushayri, Julian of Norwich, Thomas A. Kempis and Theresa of Avila. By considering these figures from both Eastern and Western mystical traditions, Netton delves into their thematic differences and similarities, the ways of Perfection on the Mystic Path, and asks in what ways these figures have represented the mystic journey.

Related Subjects

• Christianity
• Comparative Religion
• Islam

About the Author

Ian Richard Netton is the Sharjah Professor of Islamic studies at the University of Exeter.

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