Ibn 'Abbad of Ronda: Letters on the Sufi Path Tapa dura - 1986

New York: Paulist Press, 1986. Hardcover. Good +. Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xviii, 238pp. Mild rubbing and shelf wear to covers, cornesr, and edges of paper over boards. Gentle bumps to corners of boards. Pages are clean and unmarked. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: In late twelfth-century Morocco the major Sufi Orders, which played a crucial role in the social and religious lives of that Moslem country, entered a period of decline, marked by formalism, a loss of inner motivation, and a growing factionalism. In response there arose a renewal movement that emphasized a fresh, vigorous spirituality that allowed its adherents to pursue the inner life in the context of ordinary daily affairs. As one of the leaders of the Shadhiliyyah movement, Ibn Abbad taught a path to God that blended the esoteric Sufi traditions of the past with the popular lay movements of the time. Writing from the small Moroccan town of Sale to friends in the capital city of fez, Ibn Abbad composed numerous letters of… Leer más

Paulist Press , 1986. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Very good, clean, tight condition. Text free of marks. Professional book dealer since 1999. All orders are processed promptly and carefully packaged with tracking.

New York: Paulist Press, 1986. The Classics of Western Spirituality. First printing. 8vo. 238 pp. Fine. Translation and introduction by John Renard, preface by Annemarie B. Schimmel. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine.

Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 1986. Hardcover. Good. 238p. Ex-library hardcover book in original binding. Label scuff on spine, stamp on title page, and labels inside covers. Otherwise a clean, tight, unmarked book in very good condition. From the CLASSICS OF WESTERN SPIRITUALITY series.

Paulist Pr, 1986. Hardcover. VERY GOOD. 256 pp. Cloth over decorated paper-covered boards. Corners a bit bumped, spine faintly sunned, boards leaning slightly, sharp and clean otherwise. Out of print in hardcover.