Introduction

Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Note on Transliteration and Translation ix
4. Preface xi
5. Acknowledgments xv
6. Introduction 1
7. Chapter One. Where Do Ideas Come From? An Education in Classical Poetry 28
8. Chapter Two. Fixed Forms and the Play of Imagination Everyday Ritual Prayers 69
9. Chapter Three. What Are We Up To When We Pray? Spontaneous Conversations with God 99
10. Chapter Four. Movable Mosques. Prayer Books, Women, and Youth 124
11. Conclusion 154
12. Glossary 163
13. Notes 167
14. Bibliography 187
15. Index 195