Desert Wisdom: The Middle Eastern Tradition – from the Goddess to the Sufis - Softcover

Douglas-Klotz, Neil

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0722532237 ISBN 13: 9780722532232

Publisher: Thorsons, 1995

Synopsis

The traditional prejudiced Western view of the Middle East is dominated by Islamic fundamentalism and the oil industry. There is an atmosphere of fear and mystery that surrounds the whole region. This book aims to dispel that fear and reveal the richness of its culture and spirituality. The author explores ancient goddess cultures, Aramaic words of Jesus, Egyptian, Ancient Judaic, Gnosticism and Sufism, offering a powerful resource for healing and change in the West.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

If you talk with your friends while in the midst of reading 'Desert Wisdom' they will probably suspect you've fallen in love and they will be right, for Neil Douglas-Klotz has provided, for the modern reader, a way into one of the planet's most powerful experiences of an ecstatic and mystical love – the way of the native Middle Eastern wisdom traditions.

Neil Douglas-Klotz is on the faculty of the Institute for Culture and Creation Spirituality in Oakland, California. He is the founding director of the Centre for Dances of Universal Peace, and the author of the acclaimed 'Prayers of the Cosmos'.

"'Desert Wisdom' is a passageway for anyone wishing to contact the numinous and creative energy capable of transforming our time into a new millennium of peace and wisdom."
BRIAN SWIMME, Co-author with THOMAS BERRY, of 'The Universe Story'

"This is a prophetic and mystical accomplishment of the first order!"
MATTHEW FOX, author of 'Original Blessing'

About the Author:

Neil Douglas-Klotz is on the faculty for the institute for Culture and Creation Spirituality in Oakland, California.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorsons
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0722532237
• ISBN 13: 9780722532232
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300