"Titus Burckhardt (1908-1984) was a leading member of the ""traditionalist"" or ""perennialist"" school of comparative religious thought, well-known for its espousal of the ""transcendent unity of religions."" Burckhardt was also an expert on Islam, Islamic arts and crafts and its spiritual dimension, Sufism. It was his first-hand knowledge of Sufism that qualified him to undertake pioneering and authoritative translations of Sufi classics by renowned authors such as Ibn al-Arabi, Abd al-Karim al-Jili
and Mulay al-Arabi ad-Darqawi.
Burckhardt's little masterpiece, INTRODUCTION TO SUFI DOCTRINE, first published in French in 1959, is a distillation of the essence of Sufism, presenting its central doctrines and methods to a Western audience in a highly intelligible form."
By:
Titus Burckhardt Foreword by:
William C. Chittick Imprint: World Wisdom Books Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 230mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 10mm
ISBN:9781933316505 ISBN 10: 1933316500 Pages: 152 Publication Date:21 May 2008 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active