Wiley Blackwell Companion to Islamic Spirituality

Informationen zum Autor Vincent J. Cornell is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies at Emory University, and Editor of the Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies . His research interests cover the entire spectrum of Islamic thought from the doctrinal and social history of Sufism to theology and philosophy. Bruce B. Lawrence is Marcus Family Humanities Distinguished Professor of Religion Emeritus at Duke University and Adjunct Professor of the Alliance of Civilizations Institute, Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul. His research focuses on contemporary Islam as religious ideology, South Asian Sufism, Islamic spirituality in Afro-Eurasia, and Islamicate cosmopolitanism. He recently published with Wiley Blackwell the manifesto Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit (2021). Klappentext A ground-breaking and comprehensive collection on various facets of Islamic spirituality throughout history and in the modern worldThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Islamic Spirituality is an authoritative reference work comprising twenty-eight scholarly essays that explore the expressive and performative dimensions of Islamic spirituality. Edited by two of its most prominent scholars, and bringing together a stellar cast of contributors, this wide-ranging volume covers religious practices, sacred texts, history and places, gender, music, poetry, the visual arts, and politics.Spirituality has had a long and important history in Islam, where a focus on spirituality is required of every believer. Each Muslim is asked to achieve a state of devotion through prayer, fasting, supplications, recitations, pilgrimage, and ascetic practices. The essays in this volume explain the role of spirituality in Islam--from its beginnings, through the development of its institutions, and into the present day. They also reflect important new research, and discuss contemporary debates and issues affecting Islamic spirituality such as the Internet, social justice, the role of women, ethics, and religious fundamentalism.Offering readers a thought-provoking way to engage with the topic, this comprehensive work includes:* The spirituality of words and letters, including the Qur'an, prophetic traditions in Islam, and litanies, invocations, and devotional texts* Devotional practices in Islam, including the spirituality of prayer, ascetic spirituality, Qur'an recitation, and spirituality of the Sufi path* Spirituality in literature, including Arabic and Persian poetry, spirituality in the modern novel, and the art of translation* Spirituality in the arts, including the visual arts, music, song, and film* Islamic spirituality and post-modern practices, including the Internet, Islamic hip-hop, and SalafismFrom the personal to the political, The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Islamic Spirituality offers a fresh and revitalized view of all aspects of spirituality in Islam. It is a must-have scholarly resource for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, instructors and scholars studying Islam, spirituality, and Asian and Middle Eastern history as well as general readers with an interest in the subject. Zusammenfassung This is an authoritative reference for the field, edited by two of its most prominent scholars. The essays explain the historical role of spirituality from the founding of Islam, to the rise of Sufism, through to present day concerns. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Contributors ix General Introduction xi Vincent J. Cornell and Bruce B. Lawrence Part I Expressive Dimensions of Islamic Spirituality Introduction to Part I Vincent J. Cornell IA The Spirituality of Words and Letters 1 The Spirituality of the Qur¿¿n 23 Bruce B. Lawrence 2 The Spirituality of Hadith 44 Abbas Barzegar 3 The Spirituality of Invocations and Litanies in Islam 61 Kenneth Lee Honerka...

List of contents

Contents
 
List of Contributors ix
 
General Introduction xi
 
Vincent J. Cornell and Bruce B. Lawrence
 
Part I Expressive Dimensions of Islamic Spirituality
 
Introduction to Part I
 
Vincent J. Cornell
 
IA The Spirituality of Words and Letters
 
1 The Spirituality of the Qur3/4n 23
 
Bruce B. Lawrence
 
2 The Spirituality of Hadith 44
 
Abbas Barzegar
 
3 The Spirituality of Invocations and Litanies in Islam 61
 
Kenneth Lee Honerkamp
 
4 The Many Spirits of the Islamic Past 74
 
Shahzad Bashir
 
5 Translating Sainthood in Islamic Hagiography 91
 
Vincent J. Cornell
 
IB The Spirituality of Places and Spaces
 
6 The Spiritual Meaning of Mecca, the Ka'ba, and the Hajj 113
 
Gordon D. Newby
 
7 The Spiritual Meaning of Medina 130
 
Daoud Stephen Casewit
 
8 Jerusalem in Islamic Spirituality 147
 
Brannon Wheeler
 
9 The Spirituality of the Sufi Shrine 165
 
Carl W. Ernst
 
IC The Spirituality of People and Human Relations
 
10 The Spiritual Meaning of Muhammad and the Prophets of Islam 183
 
Ali A. Allawi
 
11 The Spiritual Meaning of Devotion to the Sh+'+ Imams 202
 
Abdulaziz Sachedina
 
12 Spirituality and Gender in Islam 217
 
Sa'diyya Shaikh
 
13 Spirituality and Social Justice in Islam 234
 
Mustafa Gokhan Sahin
 
Part II Performative Dimensions of Islamic Spirituality
 
Introduction to Part II
 
Bruce B. Lawrence
 
IIA Devotional Practices in Islam
 
14 The Spirituality of Prayer in Islam 263
 
Hugh Talat Halman
 
15 The Spirituality of Qur3/4n Recitation 277
 
Pieternella van Doorn-Harder
 
16 Ascetic Spirituality in Islam 297
 
Rkia Elaroui Cornell
 
17 The Spirituality of the Sufi Path 316
 
William C. Chittick
 
IIB Spirituality in Literature, Poetry, and the Visual Arts
 
18 Narrating Transcendence in the Modern Novel 333
 
miriam cooke
 
19 The Spirituality of Arab Islamic Poetry 352
 
Muhsin al-Musawi
 
20 The Spirituality of Persian Islamic Poetry 372
 
Franklin D. Lewis
 
21 Islamic Spirituality in English Translation 395
 
Michael Beard
 
22 Islamic Spirituality and the Visual Arts 412
 
Stefan Sperl
 
IIC Spirituality in Music, Song, and Cinema
 
23 Spirituality in Art Musics of the Islamic World 435
 
Ali Jihad Racy
 
24 The Spirituality of Qawwali: Lyrics and Ritual in the Sufi Music of South Asia 454
 
Scott Kugle
 
25 One Light: Cinema and Islamic Spirituality 476
 
Negar Mottahedeh
 
IID Islamic Spirituality in the Anthropocene Age
 
26 Islamic Spirituality and the Internet 497
 
Gary R. Bunt
 
27 The Islamic Spirituality of HipHop 515
 
Michael Muhammad Knight
 
28 Ibn Taymiyya and the Case for a Salafism of Mercy 531
 
Yahya M. Michot
 
Index 545

Product details

• Authors: Vincent J Cornell, Vincent J. (Emory University) Lawrence Cornell, Bruce B Lawrence
• Assisted by: B Lawrence (Editor), Vincent J. Cornell (Editor), Cornell Vincent J. (Editor), Vincent J Cornell (Editor), Bruce B. Lawrence (Editor), Lawrence Bruce B. (Editor)
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.12.2022
• EAN: 9780470674208
• ISBN: 978-0-470-67420-8
• No. of pages: 608
• Series: Wiley Blackwell Companions to Religion; Blackwell Companions to Religion
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Spiritualität, Islam, Spirituality, Religion & Theology, Religion u. Theologie