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Satan's tragedy and redemption : Iblīs in Sufi psychology / by Peter J. Awn ; with a foreword by Annemarie Schimmel.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Awn, Peter J.
- Series:
- Studies in the history of religions ; 44.
- Studies in the history of religions : supplements to Numen ; 44
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Devil--Islam.
- Devil.
- Sufism--Doctrines.
- Sufism.
- Physical Description:
- x, 235 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden : E.J. Brill, 1983.
- Contents:
- I. Mythic biography
- A. Origins and life history
- Iblīs: the Qur'an and pre-Islamic sources
- Iblīs: angel, jinn, ascetic
- Iblīs: the confrontation with Adam
- Iblīs: the consequences of refusal
- Iblīs: the seduction of Adam and Eve
- B. The perspective of Hadith
- Sources
- Iblīs/Ash-Shaytan: man's nature and psychic life
- Iblīs/Ash-Shaytan: prayer-life, eating, drinking, and ritual purity
- Iblīs/Ash-Shaytan: night, a time of heightened power
- Iblīs/Ash-Shaytan: the assistance God grants against the foe
- II. Iblīs: the one-eyed
- A. The wily Iblīs
- Iblīs: Sufi assimilation and amplification of biographical data
- Iblīs: spiritual and psychological theory based on Hadith themes
- Iblīs: the world and other ploys
- Iblīs: refuge from Satan the stoned
- Iblīs: the manipulation of the good
- B. The prideful Iblīs
- Iblīs: the sin of "I"
- Iblīs: the plea of coercion
- Iblīs: God's irada and amr
- Iblīs: frustration at the hands of holy men
- Iblīs: tragic yet evil
- III. Iblīs: Model of the mystic man
- A. The science of opposites
- Iblīs: preacher, monotheist, and martyr
- Iblīs and Moses on Mount Sinai
- Iblīs: chamberlain of illa 'llah, black light of divine power, and curl on the cheek of the beloved
- Iblīs: the paradox of fulfillment through separation
- Iblīs: predestined yet free
- B. From condemnation to rehabilitation
- Iblīs: recapitulation of fundamental themes I
- Jesus and the rock
- Iblīs: recapitulation of fundamental themes II
- Iblīs: the saving power of martyrdom
- Iblīs: the return to the One
- Summary and conclusions.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-207) and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9004069062
- 9789004069060
- OCLC:
- 10723815
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