Böcker av Reynold A. Nicholson

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

A re-issue in paperback of Nicholson's classic survey of the field of Islamic mysticism. Intended as reading for students of sufism, philosophy and literature, also providing an introduction to the translations of both Nicholson and Arberry.

Emphasizes the religious and philosophical aspects of Arabic and Persian writing of the early period, primarily poetry, with nearly a third of the volume devoted to Sufism. The importance of the volume lies in its masterful evocations of the Islamic mystical experience as the key to Islam itself.

Originally published in 1923, this volume is based on a series of three lectures delivered by Reynold A. Nicholson (1868-1945) at the School of Oriental Studies during the summer of 1922. It will be of value to anyone interested in the development of Orientalism and interpretations of Islamic thought.

For sixty years, the best account in English of this vast output has been, by universal consent, this book; its supremacy will long remain unchallenged. That it is a book full of erudition and high critical judgement goes without saying; its author is also a poet-translator of rare excellence.

Professor Nicholson examines the life, work and teaching of three of the most important of the early Sufis. These great mystics were almost legendary figures whose tombs became holy shrines. Sufism, as Professor Nicholson suggests, lies at the heart both of the religious philosophy and the popular religion of Islam.

This selection of the lyrical verse of the poet Jalal-al-Din Rumi provides an introduction to the enigmatic and ambiguous style characteristic of Sufi doctrine. Nicholson gives both original text and translation, together with a lengthy introduction, extensive notes, appendices and indexes.

An introduction to Arabic literary history, which covers Arabic literary thought, and the influences which moulded this thought.