Tables 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