A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ`
Listening and Altered States
Seiten
2004
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-31106-9 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-31106-9 (ISBN)
This book provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking.
Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines samâ` - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture.
A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ` provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking.
Avery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines samâ` - listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture.
A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ` provides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking.
Kenneth S. Avery is a specialist in Sufi studies and Persian literature. He is a musician and a recent Ph.D. graduate in Islamic Studies from the University of Melbourne, Australia
1. Introduction 2. Samâ` in Early Sufi Literature: An Overview 3. The Language of Samâ` and Other Key Concepts 4. The Psychology of Samâ` Part 1 5. The Psychology of Samâ` Part 2 6. The Psychology of Samâ` According to the Sufi Writers 7. The Sufis' Explanations of their Altered State Experiences 8. The Ritual Behaviour and Etiquette of Samâ` 9. The Paradigmatic Experience of Two 'Ecstatics', Nûrî and Shiblî 10. Conclusions
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 5.8.2004 |
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Reihe/Serie | Routledge Sufi Series |
Verlagsort | London |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 430 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Biopsychologie / Neurowissenschaften |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
ISBN-10 | 0-415-31106-3 / 0415311063 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-31106-9 / 9780415311069 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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