Book

Mystical Dimensions of Islam. Transl.

Еditor: Prigarina Natalya
Translator: Prigarina Natalya

Москва, 2012, 536 p.

– 2nd improved and enlarged ed.
Annemarie Schimmel is one of the world leading experts in Sufism studies. In her book she traces the history of mediaeval Sufism, familiarizes the readers with the most famous Islamic mystics and trends. The author profoundly and delicately elucidates the key aspects of Islamic mysticism, symbolism of Arabic and Persian poetry.
For the first time this book was published in English in 1975. Its Russian translation was accomplished in 2010.
This book can be rightly named an encyclopedia on Sufism. It is written in easy and exciting manner and addressed to a wide readership interested in Islamic culture.

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