Sufi Jews: Judaism's Encounter with Islamic Mysticism
Class Handouts
*Class Introduction: Shared Ideas - 11/16/2016
*Bahye's Introduction to Hidaya (Selections) - 11/30/2016
*Bahye's Introduction to Hidaya (Outline) - 11/30/2016
*Chapter Outline of Hidaya - 11/30/2016
Online Resources
English Translation of Hidaya (Duties of the Heart) by Yosef Sebag
Text and Commentary in Hebrew from Daat
Al-Murshid ila Hajarrud (Guide to Detachment) by David b. Joshua Maimonides
Islamic Texts
Ghazalli, Ihya Ulum Id Din- Volume 1
Ghazalli, Ihya Ulum Id Din- Volume 2
The Kashf al-Mahjúb (Revelation of the Veiled) - of Abul Hassan Ali Hajvari (990-1072)
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