Desert Wisdom: Sacred Middle Eastern Writings from the Goddess Through the Sufis - Hardcover

Douglas-Klotz, Neil; Klotz, Douglas

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060619961 ISBN 13: 9780060619961

Publisher: HarperCollins, 1995

Synopsis

Long before Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Middle Eastern desert bloomed with wise indigenous traditions. Ancient Aramaic, Hebrew, Egyptian, Sumerian, and other texts suggest rich and influential religions supporting enormous diverse communities. Today, Native Middle Eastern spirituality continues to emit a perfume that transcends the political and religious conflicts of the modern world, offering a common voice full of life, meaning, and hope. Here, for the first time, these voices are translated and rendered into a musical and poetic language that lifts the spirit, eases the mind, and calms the body. Gathering a marvelous bouquet of ancient Middle Eastern wisdomstretching from goddess cultures to Sufi mysticism - Neil Douglas-Klotz has harvested the sacred literature of Egyptian, Judaic, Christian, Gnostic, and Islamic religious traditions.

About this title

From the Publisher:

The beautifully translated and excerpted writings of Middle Eastern mystics, prophets, poets, and artists present a coherent bio-regional spirituality little known in the West and offer a rich source of renewal and healing.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Hebrew

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0060619961
• ISBN 13: 9780060619961
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304