Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004255371
Series Statement:
Islamic history and civilization v. 103
Content:
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Word of God and the Divine Will -- 2 Letters -- 3 The Friends of God -- 4 The Perfect Man: From Shiʿi Sectarianism to Universal Humanism -- 5 Parallel Worlds -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Content:
Muslim Spain gave rise to two unusual figures in the mystical tradition of Islam: Ibn Masarra (269/883-319/931) and Ibn al-ʿArabī (560/1165-638/1240). Representing, respectively, the beginning and the pinnacle of Islamic mysticism in al-Andalus, Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-ʿArabī embody in their writings a type of mystical discourse which is quite different from the Sufi discourse that evolved in the Islamic east during the 9th-12th centuries. In Mysticism and Philosophy in al-Andalus , Michael Ebstein points to the Ismāʿīlī tradition as one possible source which helped shape the distinct intellectual world from which both Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-ʿArabī derived. By analyzing their writings and the works of various Ismāʿīlī authors, Michael Ebstein unearths the many links that connect the thought of Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-ʿArabī to the Ismāʿīlī tradition
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004255364
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mysticism and Philosophy in al-Andalus: Ibn Masarra, Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Ismāʿīlī Tradition Leiden, Boston : BRILL, 2014 ISBN 9789004255364
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004255371
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