Format:
1 Online-Ressource (X, 299 Seiten).
ISBN:
978-3-11-064809-6
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978-3-11-064461-6
Series Statement:
Studies in the history and culture of the Middle East volume 35
Content:
Was it mere encyclopedism that motivated Fakhr al-Dīn al-Rāzī (d.1210), one of the most influential Islamic theologians of the twelfth century, to theorize on astral magic - or was there a deeper purpose? One of his earliest works was The Hidden Secret ('al-Sirr al-Maktūm'), a magisterial study of the 'craft' which harnessed spiritual discipline and natural philosophy to establish noetic connection with the celestial souls to work wonders here on earth. The initiate's preceptor is a personal celestial spirit, 'the perfect nature' which represents the ontological origin of his soul. This volume will be the first study of The Hidden Secret and its theory of astral magic, which synthesized the naturalistic account of prophethood constructed by Avicenna (d.1037), with the perfect nature doctrine as conceived by Abū'l-Barakāt (d.1165). Shedding light on one of the most complex thinkers of the post-Avicennan period, it will show how al-Rāzī's early theorizing on the craft contributed to his formulation of prophethood with which his career culminated. Representing the nexus between philosophy, theology and magic, it will be of interest to all those interested in Islamic intellectual history and occultism
Note:
Dissertation
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-11-064457-9
Language:
English
Subjects:
Theology
Keywords:
1149-1210 Faḫr-ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī, Muḥammad Ibn-ʿUmar
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Astrologie
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Magie
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Naturphilosophie
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Islamische Philosophie
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1149-1210 as-Sirr al-maktūm fī muḫāṭabat al-nuǧūm Faḫr-ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī, Muḥammad Ibn-ʿUmar
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Elkesaiten
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Okkultismus
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Astrologie
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Magie
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Talisman
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Erkenntnistheorie
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Prophet
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Soteriologie
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980-1037 Avicenna
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Psychologie
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Rezeption
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1149-1210 Faḫr-ad-Dīn ar-Rāzī, Muḥammad Ibn-ʿUmar
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Hochschulschrift
DOI:
10.1515/9783110648096
URL:
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