Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789004450387
,
9789004109919
Series Statement:
Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies 32
Content:
This volume presents the seminal treatise of the important Spanish Muslim mystic, Ibn al-'Arabī, on Islamic sainthood The Book of the Fabulous Gryphon. In highly allusive, symbolic language, the Shaykh al-Akbar reveals his manifesto of the revolutionary significance of sainthood in the person of its timely epitome, the Seal of the saints. The first part of the book consists of a critical introduction dealing with the biographical, historical and bibliographical background to the Fabulous Gryphon , along with a thorough examination of its concepts, themes and structure. The complete, annotated translation of the Gryphon is followed by further original translations of related texts by Ibn al-'Arabī. Apart from the Fusūs al-ḥikam, no comparable treatise by this leading figure of Islamic spirituality has ever been presented in its entirety in any western language
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time : Ibn al-'Arabī's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon Leiden : BRILL, 1999 ISBN 9789004109919
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789004450387
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