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Parables of the lovers: the hermeneutics of divine love in medieval Islamic mysticism

Ascione, Cassidy M., University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and ScienceLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Dept. of History and Religion2025

Through a hermeneutic analysis of medieval Islamic texts, the thesis examines the development of ideas about Divine love––its ontological origin, nature, and telos––in Sufism, with a focus on the teachings of four luminaries within the mystical tradition: Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (d. 505/1111), Ahmad …

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The Poetics of “Standing in Relation” William James in Conversation with Transcendent Poets Expressing Relation with the Divine

Hughes, ElleUniversity of Wales Trinity Saint David2020

… ideas that the religious impulse is personal, relational, and experiential with its source in the inner life of the individual provide the lens for this study. Because poetry draws from the inner life for its creation and tells of personal experience it provides rich potential for testing …

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‘This’ Is Not ‘Love’: A Cognitive Assessment of the Lyrics and Translations of Jalāl al-Din Rūmī's Ghazal #1919 from the Divān-i Shams

Miller, Matthew2010

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