Reflections on spiritual maturity and gerotranscendence: Dialogues with two sufis

Journal of Religious Gerontology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 43-74

  Ahmadi, Fereshteh ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gerotranscendence; Life history approach; Spiritual development; Sufism

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644445712     PISSN: 10502289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J078v11n02_04     Document Type: Article

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