A psychology of early Sufi samāʿ : listening and altered states

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A psychology of early Sufi samāʿ : listening and altered states

Kenneth S. Avery

(RoutledgeCurzon Sufi series)

RoutledgeCurzon, 2004

  • : alk. paper

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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  • Samāʿ in early Sufi literature: an overview
  • The language of samāʿ and other key concepts
  • The psychology of samāʿ part 1
  • The psychology of samāʿ part 2
  • The psychology of samāʿ according to the Sufi writers
  • The Sufis' explanations of their altered state experiences
  • The ritual behaviour and etiquette of samāʿ
  • The paradigmatic experience of two 'ecstatics', Nūrī and Shiblī

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