{"product_id":"a-psychology-of-early-sufi-kenneth-s-avery-9780415311069","title":"A Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ`: Listening and Altered States","description":"\u003cp\u003eAvery explores the psychology of altered states among the early Sufis. It examines \u003cem\u003esamâ  \u003c\/em\u003e- listening to ritual recitation, music and certain other aural phenomena - and its effect in inducing unusual states of consciousness and behaviours. The focus is on the earliest personalities of the Islamic mystical tradition, as mediated by texts from the tenth to the twelfth centuries C.E. These unusual states are interpreted in the light of current research in Western psychology, and also in terms of their integration into historical Islamic culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Psychology of Early Sufi Samâ  \u003c\/em\u003eprovides new insights into the work of five Sufi authors, and a fresh approach to the relation between historical accounts of altered states and current psychological thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth S. Avery\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415311063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415311069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.76h x 5.68w x 0.74d","brand":"Kenneth S. Avery","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48136070496511,"sku":"9780415311069","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1312bd71-4845-4138-bd9e-d763ac9d548c.jpg?v=1770160313","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-psychology-of-early-sufi-kenneth-s-avery-9780415311069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}