Jawanmardi : a Sufi code of honour / Lloyd Ridgeon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ridgeon, Lloyd V. J.

Language:

English

Persian

Subjects (All):

Futuwwa (Islamic social groups).

Sufism.

Physical Description:

iv, 220 pages ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Sufi code of honour

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

In English, with Persian words; translated from the Persian.

Summary:

Sufism attracts much attention in the West, yet its ethical dimension is often overlooked. Jawanmardi--a key element of Persian Sufism-- was the thic that encouraged the Sufi to put others before himself and to overlook the sins committed by others, thus representing a humane and liberal understanding of Islam. Many writers in the Persian tradition wrote about Jawanmardi, and this overview presents three of the key medieval texts in the original and in translation: "Kitab al-futuwwa" by Shihab al-Din Umar Suhrawardi, "Futuwwat nama" by Mirza 'Abd al-'Azim Khan Qarib, and "Risala-yi Hatim al-Tayy" by Husayn Wa'iz-i Kashifi.

Contents:

Introduction: Medieval Sufi-Futuwwat/Jawanmardi

Section I. Introduction to Suhrawardi's Kitabfi'l-futuwwat

Translation of Suhrawardi's Kitab fi'l-Futuwwat

Section 2. Introduction to Futuwwat Nama of Mirza 'Abd al-'Azim Khan Qarib-i Garakani

Translation of Futuwwat Nama of Mirza Abd al-Azim Khan Qarib-i Garakani

Section 3. Introduction to the Treatise of Hatim

Translation of The Treatise of Hatim.

Notes:

Includes translation of three important texts in medieval Sufi-futuwwat/jawanmardi.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780748641826

0748641823

OCLC:

732646215