Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1. The Language of Relationship: Religious Experience as Connection or Union (Ittisal) and Arrival (Wusul)
A. Sufi and Philosophical Terminology: Use of the Term Ittisal in the Opening Dialogue
B. Shi'ite Terminology
C. The History of the Jewish People as a History of Ittisal
D. Ittisal, Asceticism, and Mitsvot
E. Ittisal, Immortality, and the Afterlife
PART 2. The Language of Human Striving: Qiyas, Ijtihad, Taqlid
A. Qiyas: The Legal Context
B. Qiyas: The Philosophical Context
C. Qiyas: The Context of Mysticism and Pietism
D. Qiyas: The Context of Paganism and the Occult
PART 3. The Language of Perception: Religious Experience as Witness (Mushahada) and Taste (Dhawq)
PART 4. The Language of Prophecy
A. Prophecy as Witness (Mushahada)
B. Prophecy as Divine Inspiration (Wahy, Ilham, Ta'yıd, Nubuwwa)
PART 5. The Language of Intimacy (Uns), Longing (Shawq) and Love ('Ishq)
Conclusions
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
A. Primary Texts
B. Secondary Literature
Index
A. Names and Subjects
B. Passages in the Kuzari