THE POETICS OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE THE ISLAMIC CONTEXT
By Aziz Esmail.
Description
This book investigates creativity of a particular kind, namely explorations in the language of symbols and metaphors, which constitute the core ideas and vision of a religious experience. In examining the symbolic and imaginative features of the poetics of religious experience, the author draws attention to a number of critical issues--literary, philosophical, and historical--which lie behind various interpretations of Islam and their relevance to the intellectual needs of the Muslim world today. Although these themes are addressed in the Islamic context, they are in fact of seminal importa...
ISBN(s)
1860642403, 9781860642401
