Islamic Mysticism
Biographical note
Alexander D. Knysh, Ph.D. (1986) in Islamic Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies, Soviet Academy of Sciences, is currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Near Eastern Studies at the University of Michigan. His publications on Islamic Mysticism include Ibn Arabi in the Later Islamic Tradition (SUNY Press, New York, 1998).
Readership
Those interested in Islamic Mysticism, Islamic Studies, Religious Studies and the History of Religions, and the History of Islamic thought.
Reviews
'...a well argued summary of recent scholarship that for those questions it treats will certainly be the standard tool of reference for some years to come.'
Lutz Berger, Journal of Semitic Studies, 2001.
'...une livre utile, nourrissant, fournissant d’une manière classique, commode et accessible au public occidental le point des recherches universitaires contemporaines sur la question.’
Pierre Lory, BCAI, 2002.
Lutz Berger, Journal of Semitic Studies, 2001.
'...une livre utile, nourrissant, fournissant d’une manière classique, commode et accessible au public occidental le point des recherches universitaires contemporaines sur la question.’
Pierre Lory, BCAI, 2002.
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