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Mysticism and philosophy in al-Andalus : Ibn Masarra, Ibn al-'Arabī and the Ismā'īlī tradition / by Michael Ebstein.
Van Pelt Library BP188.8.S72 A534 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ebstein, Michael.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 103.
- Islamic history and civilization ; volume 103
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mysticism--Islam--Spain--Andalusia--History.
- Mysticism.
- Islamic philosophy--Spain--Andalusia--History.
- Islamic philosophy.
- Ismailites--Spain--Andalusia--History.
- Ismailites.
- Ibn Masarrah, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh, 882 or 883-931.
- Ibn Masarrah, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd Allāh.
- Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.
- Ibn al-ʻArabī.
- History.
- Mysticism--Islam.
- Spain--Andalusia.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 276 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
- Summary:
- Muslim Spain gave rise to two unusual figures in the mystical tradition of Islam: Ibn Masarra (269/883-319 931) and Iban al-'Arabi (560/1163-639/1240). Representing, respectively, the beginning and the pinnacle of Islamic mysticism in al-Andalus, Ibn Masarra nd Ibn-al-'Arabi embody in their writings a type of mystical discourse which is quite different from the Sufi discourse that evolved in the Islamic east during the 9th-12th centuries. In Mysticism and Philosophy in al-Andalus, Michael Ebstein points to the Ismaili tradition as one possible source that helped shape the distinct intellectual world front which both Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-'Arabi derived. By analyzing their writings and the works of various Ismaih authors, Michael Ebstein unearths the many links that connect the thought of Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-'Arabi to the Ismaili tradition. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Al-Andalus 1
- Ismailis, Fatimis and Andalusis 4
- From Ibn Masarra to Ibn al-Arabi 8
- Religion, Politics, Science: Developments and Setbacks in Modern Scholarship 13
- Terminology and Typology 21
- Some Notes on the Sources 28
- 1 The Word of God and the Divine Will 33
- The Hellenistic Heritage and the Quranic Background 33
- The Arabic Neoplatonic Tradition 36
- The Ismaill Tradition 40
- Ismail! Mythical Writings 41
- The Eastern Neoplatonists 44
- Ikhwan al-Safa' 45
- The Andalusi Mystics 51
- Ibn Masarra 51
- Ibn al-Arabi 53
- The Divine Command in Sacred Human History and in Religion 57
- Ismail! Literature 57
- Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-Arabi 61
- Ta'yld 64
- The Jewish Context 72
- 2 Letters 77
- Common Conceptions Regarding the Letters 80
- The Letters as the Building Blocks of the Universe 80
- The Letters and the Four Natures 96
- The Notion of Parallel Worlds and the Letters 102
- The Letters and the Friends of God 108
- The Letters as Signs Indicating the Friends of God 109
- The Letters as a Means of Communication between the Upper Worlds and the Friends of God 113
- Common Techniques 116
- Conclusion: Letter Speculations in Islam-between Sufism and the Shi'i-Ismaili Tradition 120
- 3 The Friends of God 123
- The Hierarchy of the Friends of God 125
- From the Hadith to Ibn al-'Arabi 125
- The Hierarchy of the Awliya' and the Notion of Parallel Worlds 132
- The Universal and Divine Aspects of the Hierarchal Worldview 136
- The Divine Origin of the Friends of God and their Supreme Source 143
- The Mythical Foundation in the Hadith 143
- The Awliya' and the Names of God 146
- The Neoplatonic Context 151
- 4 The Perfect Man: From Shi'i Sectarianism to Universal Humanism 157
- The Neoplatonic Background 160
- The Essence of Human Perfection 162
- The Arabic Root j.m. 162
- Ala Suratihi 165
- The Perfect Man as a Microcosm 169
- Cosmic Mediation 172
- Khalifa 175
- The Identity of the Perfect Man 179
- 5 Parallel Worlds 189
- Microcosm-Macrocosm 189
- Common Themes and their Distinct Treatment in Isma'ill Literature 189
- The Human Organism: From the Kingdom of the Imam to the Kingdom of Man 200
- Man, the Book and the Universe 212
- Shi'i-Ismaili Motifs 212
- The Hermeneutics of Reality 213
- Mystical Ascension 221
- 6 Conclusion 231.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-259) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9789004255364
- 9004255362
- OCLC:
- 861119968
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