{"product_id":"seven-doors-to-islam-spirituality-and-the-religious-life-of-muslims-paperback-1","title":"Seven Doors to Islam: Spirituality and the Religious Life of Muslims - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Renard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeven Doors to Islam\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the religious worldview and spiritual tradition of the world's one billion Muslims. Spanning the breadth of Islamic civilization from Morocco to Indonesia, this book demonstrates how Muslims have used the literary and visual arts in all their richness and diversity to communicate religious values. Each of the seven chapters opens a \"door\" that leads progressively closer to the very heart of Islam, from the foundational revelation in the Qur'an to the transcendent experience of the Sufi mystics. However, unlike most studies of Islam, which see spirituality as the concern of a minority of mystical seekers, \u003ci\u003eSeven Doors\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates its central role in every aspect of the Islamic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive tour of the exuberant landscape of Muslim religious life, past and present. With an impressive array of textual and visual works, Renard's kaleidoscopic survey sounds the death toll to the longstanding misconception that Islam is a dry and mechanistic religion devoid of spirituality. This is the best introductory book on Islam currently available.--Ahmet T. Karamustafa, Washington University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comprehensive and accessible, this book is a richly textured and wide-ranging introduction to Islamic spirituality and a refreshing change from the obsession with current politics that characterizes most approaches of Islam.\"--Carl W. Ernst, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Renard\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Footsteps of Muhammed: Understanding Islamic Experience\u003c\/i\u003e (1992), \u003ci\u003eIslam and the Heroic Image: Themes in Literature and the Visual Arts\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), and \u003ci\u003eAll the King's Falcons: Rumi on Prophets and Revelation\u003c\/i\u003e (1994). He is Professor of Theological Studies at St. Louis University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 317\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.95 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 17, 1996\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42570865410144,"sku":"9780520204171","price":76.01,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/a3BIVm5sYWM0RHRlbUlyVDA4ZkFUUT09.webp?v=1770699262","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/seven-doors-to-islam-spirituality-and-the-religious-life-of-muslims-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}