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Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam
This is one of Annemarie Schimmel’s most important works. It represents a lifetime of scholarship on Islam and introduces her understanding of Islam into a phenomenological framework that enhances its accessibility to readers of diverse religious traditions. The book is a landmark in bringing Islamic studies into mainstream religious discourse.
Schimmel begins by exploring the “signs of God” found in nature—stones, plants, animals—and how they are understood within Islamic religious and symbolic language. She then delves into more complex signs such as sacred time and space, rituals, acts of worship, the individual and the community, and the mystical dimensions of Islam. The book concludes by examining the individual’s personal response to the Divine, drawing upon classical sources, literature, and Schimmel’s own rich personal experience.
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