Love Theory in Later Hanbalite Islam

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Acknowledgments
1. Introduction
2. Selection and Organization of Literary Material: Ibn Al Jawzi's Dhamm al-Hawa
3. The Reaction to Ash'arism: Ibn Taymiya
4. Divine Will and Love in the Theology of Ibn Taymiya
5. Ibn Taymiya on Love Between God and Man
6. Love in the Works of Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziya
7. Affinity, Beneficence, and Beauty
8. Glances, Gazing, and the Vision
9. The Kinds and Stages of Love
10. The Lingering Tradition: Mar' b. Yusuf's Munyat al-Muhibbin
11. Epilogue: Nomos, Eros, and Thelema
Appendix: On Links with Romance Poetry

Glossary of Arabic Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Index