Sufi aesthetics : beauty, love, and the human form in the writings of Ibn 'Arabi and 'Iraqi / Cyrus Ali Zargar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zargar, Cyrus Ali

Series:

Studies in comparative religion (Columbia, S.C.)

Studies in comparative religion

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

ʻIrāqī, Fakhr al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, -1289?.

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.

Sufism--Doctrines.

Sufism.

Aesthetics.

Perception (Philosophy).

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240--Criticism and interpretation.

Ibn al-ʻArabī.

ʻIrāqī, Fakhr al-Dīn Ibrāhīm, -1289?--Criticism and interpretation.

ʻIrāqī, Fakhr al-Dīn Ibrāhīm.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

xi, 235 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, [2011]

Summary:

The editor of the Studies in Comparative Religion series provides a preface in which he summarizes this work: "The author addresses love and beauty as understood and celebrated by two great Sufi poets....Of particular significance is the author's straightforward treatment of erotic verse, which is a major emphasis of Sufi poetry animated by profound adoration of the human form as a foundation of their aesthetics." Zargar's (Augustana College) work will interest an audience of academics involved with Islamic studies, mysticism, and literature, as well as general readers drawn to Sufi mysticism. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Perception according to Ibn 'Arabi: God in forms

Perception according to 'Iraqi: witnessing and divine self-love

Beauty according to Ibn 'Arabi and 'Iraqi: that which causes love

Ibn 'Arabi and human beauty: the school of passionate love

'Iraqi and the tradition of love, witnessing, and shahidbazi

The amorous lyric as mystical language: union of the sacred and profane.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9781570039997

1570039992

OCLC:

707842529