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Michael A. Sells


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Michael Sells studies and teaches in the areas of qur'anic studies; Sufism; Arabic and Islamic love poetry; mystical literature (Greek, Islamic, Christian, and Jewish); and religion and violence. The new and expanded edition of his book Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations appeared in 2007. He has published three volumes on Arabic poetry: Desert Tracings: Six Classic Arabian Odes, which focuses upon the pre-Islamic period; Stations of Desire, which focuses upon the love poetry of Ibn al-'Arabi; and The Cambridge History of Arabic Literature, Al-Andalus, which he coedited and to which he contributed. His books on mysticism include Early Islamic Mysticism, translations and commentaries on influential mystical passages from the Qur'an ...more

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Average rating: 4.17 · 1,307 ratings · 102 reviews · 15 distinct works • Similar authors
Approaching the Qur'an: The...
4.20 avg rating — 758 ratings — published 1999 — 12 editions
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The Bridge Betrayed: Religi...
4.14 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1996 — 6 editions
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Early Islamic Mysticism: Su...
4.20 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 1995 — 5 editions
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Desert Tracings : Six Class...
3.93 avg rating — 105 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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Mystical Languages of Unsaying
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Stations Of Desire: Love El...
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The generous Qurʾan: Ten se...
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The God of War: America in ...
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