The Wiley Blackwell companion to Islamic spirituality / edited by Vincent J. Cornell and Bruce B. Lawrence.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The major feature of the Qur��an is its holistic value as a revealed, recited and enacted text. The self-disclosure of the Qur��an underscores its eternity, unboundedness, and embodiment in the lives of Muslims. Particular phrases, verses, and s�uras also have acquired spiritual value in the everyday performance of most devout Muslims. Beyond understanding their commonality, one must also note the discrete distinctions made between these phrases, verses and chapters in a variety of contexts. Equally important, but usually overlooked, is the scholarly attention to the Qur��an as itself an act of devotion prompted by the sacred lure of the text. Whether through recitation or interpretation, in calligraphy or the act of translation, the Qur��an as a spiritual magnet, in R�um�i's words "an amazingly jealous piece of magic" (R�um�i1994), becomes evident from medieval to modern times, from Senegal to Sumatra, in the creative labor of artists as well as scholars"-- Provided by publisher.

About the Author
Vincent J. Cornell is Asa Griggs Candler Professor of Middle East and Islamic Studies at Emory University, and Editor of the Journal of Islamic and Muslim Studies. His research interests cover the entire spectrum of Islamic thought from the doctrinal and social history of Sufism to theology and philosophy.

Bruce B. Lawrence is Marcus Family Humanities Distinguished Professor of Religion Emeritus at Duke University and Adjunct Professor of the Alliance of Civilizations Institute, Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul. His research focuses on contemporary Islam as religious ideology, South Asian Sufism, Islamic spirituality in Afro-Eurasia, and Islamicate cosmopolitanism. He recently published with Wiley Blackwell the manifesto Islamicate Cosmopolitan Spirit (2021).