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The very heart of the Islamic tradition is love; no other word adequately captures the quest for transformation that lies at this tradition’s center. So argues esteemed professor of medieval Islam William C. Chittick in this survey of the extensive Arabic and Persian literature on topics ranging from the Qur’an up through the twelfth century. Bringing to light extensive foundational Persian sources never before presented, Chittick draws on more than a thousand pages of newly translated material to depict the rich prose literature at the center of Islamic thought.

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Selected as a Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2013 in the Religion Category.--Outstanding Academic Title Choice (01/21/2014)

The classic Sufi poets of divine and human love--Rumi, Hafez, Attar and others--are by now familiar figures. William Chittick's book beautifully introduces the earlier Persian (and Arabic) prose writers on love who provide the background for that love-poetry, and whose theology of love shaped the popular understanding of Islam through the centuries. --James W. Morris, Boston College--James W. Morris

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William C. Chittick, professor of religious studies at Stony Brook University, is a leading translator and interpreter of classical Islamic texts.  His books include The Sufi Path of Love and In Search of the Lost Heart.  He lives in Mount Sinai, NY.

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