Reason and inspiration in Islam : theology, philosophy and mysticism in Muslim thought : essays in honour of Hermann Landolt / edited by Todd Lawson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Landolt, Hermann.

Lawson, Todd, 1948-

Institute of Ismaili Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mysticism--Islam.

Mysticism.

Islamic philosophy.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

xv, 558 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : I.B. Tauris ; London : In association with The Institute of Ismaili Studies; New York : Distributed in the United States by St Martin's Press, 2005.

Summary:

In all the current alienating discourse on Islam as a source of extremism and fanatic violence this new publication takes a timely and refreshing look at the traditions of Islamic mysticism, philosophy and intellectual debate in a series of diverse and stimulating approaches. It tackles the major figures of Islamic thought as well as shedding light on hitherto unconsidered aspects of Islam utilizing new source material. The contributors are impressive list of scholars and experts.

Contents:

2 Bibliography of the Works of Hermann Landolt / Todd Lawson 7

Part 1 Classical Islam

3 The 'Five Limbs' of the Soul: A Manichaean Motif in Muslim Garb? / Karim Douglas Crow 19

4 Narrative Themes and Devices in al-Waqidi's Kitab al-maghazi / Donald P. Little 34

5 The Rise and Decline of Taqiyya in Twelver Shi`ism / L. Clarke 46

6 Walaya According to al-Junayd (d. 298/910) / Ahmet T. Karamustafa 64

7 L'importance du Traite de l'harmonie d'al-Farabi: ses visees politiques / Fabienne Pironet 71

8 Philosophy of Religion in al-Farabi, Ibn Sina and Ibn Tufayl / Paul E. Walker 85

9 Revisiting Religious Shi`ism and Early Sufism: The Fourth/Tenth-Century Dialogue of 'The Sage and the Young Disciple' / James Winston Morris 102

10 Al-Qadi al-Nu`man and the Concept of Batin / Bulbul Shah 117

11 The Concept of Knowledge According to al-Kirmani (d. after 411/1021) / Faquir Muhammad Hunzai 127

12 An Early Ismaili View of Other Religions: A Chapter from the Kitab al-Islah by Abu Hatim al-Razi (d. ca. 322/934) / Shin Nomoto 142

13 An Ismaili interpretation of Ibn Sina's Qasidat al-Nafs / Wilferd Madelung 157

14 Ayat al-Nur: A Metaphor for Where We Come From, What We Are and Where We Are Going / Soraya Mahdi Hajjaji-Jarrah 169

Part 2 Medieval Islam

15 Reading al-Ghazali: The Case of Psychology / Peter Heath 185

16 Stories of Ahmad al-Ghazali 'Playing the Witness' in Tabriz (Shams-i Tabrizi's interest in shahid-bazi) / Nasrollah Pourjavady 200

17 Reason (`aql) and Direct Intuition (mushahada) in the Works of Shihab al-Din al-Suhrawardi (d. 587/1191) / Roxanne D. Marcotte 221

18 Al-Suhrawardi on Body as Extension: An Alternative to Hylomorphism from Plato to Leibniz / John Walbridge 235

19 Mi`raj al-kalima: de la Risala Qushayriyya aux Futuhat Makkiyya / Michel Chodkiewicz 248

20 Al-Shahrastani's Contribution to Medieval Islamic Thought / Diana Steigerwald 262

21 The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology: Reflections on the Philosophy of Afdal al-Din Kashani / William C. Chittick 274

22 The Sciences of Intuition and the Riches of Inspiration: Najm al-Din Kubra in Jami's Nafahat al-uns / Elizabeth Ross Alexandrin 284

23 Two Narratives on Najm al-Din Kubra and Radi al-Din `Ali Lala from a Thirteenth-Century Source: Notes on a Manuscript in the Raza Library, Rampur / Devin DeWeese 298

24 Ibn Sina and Meister Eckhart on Being / Etin Anwar 340

25 La Vision de Dieu dans l'Onirocritique Musulmane Medievale / Pierre Lory 353

26 The Spiritual Journey in Kubrawi Sufism / Leonard Lewisohn 364

27 Notes on the Transmission of Mystical Philosophy: Ibn `Arabi according to `Abd al-Wahhab al-Sha`rani / Richard J. A. McGregor 380

Part 3 Pre-Modern Islam

28 Shah Tahir and Nizari Ismaili Disguises / Farhad Daftary 395

29 Some Notes on Shaykh Ahmad Sirhindi and the Problem of the Mystical Significance of Paradise / Abdollah Vakily 407

30 The Naqshbandi Mujaddidi Sufi Order's Ascendancy in Central Asia Through the Eyes of its Masters and Disciples (1010s-1200s/1600s-1800s) / Sajida S. Alvi 418

31 'Le combattant du ta'wil'. Un poeme de Molla Sadra sur `Ali (Aspects de l'imamologie duodecimane IX) / Mohammad Ali Amir-Moezzi 432

32 Fayd al-Kashani's Walaya: The Confluence of Shi`i Imamology and Mysticism / Shigeru Kamada 455

Part 4 Modern Islam

33 The Faith of Pharaoh: A Disputed Question in Islamic Theology / Eric Ormsby 471

34 The Eight Rules of Junayd: A General Overview of the Genesis and Development of Islamic Dervish Orders / Bernd Radtke 490

35 Symphony of Gnosis: A Self-Definition of the Ismaili Ginan Tradition / Shafique N. Virani 503

36 The Attitude of the 'Ulama' towards the Government in Nineteenth-Century Iran / Ahmad Kazemi Moussavi 522

37 Traditional Philosophy in Iran with Reference to Modern Trends / Mehdi Mohaghegh 538

38 Traces of Modernisation and Westernisation? Some Comparative Considerations concerning Late Bukharan Chronicles / Bert G. Fragner 542.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1850434700

OCLC:

56442163

Publisher Number:

9781850434702

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