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The Sufi doctrine of man : Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi's metaphysical anthropology / by Richard Todd.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Todd, Richard, 1968- author.
- Series:
- Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 90.
- Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, 0169-8729 ; Volume 90
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theological anthropology--Islam.
- Theological anthropology.
- Sufis--Biography.
- Sufis.
- Sufism.
- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq, -1273 or 1274.
- Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī, Muḥammad ibn Isḥāq.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (246 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In The Sufi Doctrine of Man , Richard Todd examines the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabī's chief disciple, Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (13th century C.E.). Making use of manuscript sources, he analyzes and contextualizes Qūnawī's esoteric vision of the nature and purpose of human existence, a doctrine which incorporates core elements of Qūnawī's metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and eschatology. Qūnawī's thought is placed in relation to Ibn 'Arabī's and that of the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā', and his interaction with the Avicennian tradition is explored by focusing on his dialogue with the philosopher al-Ṭūsī. Although not as famous as his master, Qūnawī is shown to have been a sophisticated metaphysician in his own right, who had a major impact on Sufi thought.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- Life and Times
- Qūnawī’s Corpus
- Intellectual Currents and Debates
- Cosmology
- Man’s Metaphysical Origins
- The Human State
- Liberation
- The Reception of Qūnawī’s Thought
- Conclusion
- Appendix 1 Critical List of Qūnawī’s Works
- Appendix 2 Qūnawī’s Ijāzas to Farghānī and Jandī
- Appendix 3 Translated Excerpts from Qūnawī’s Epistemological Texts
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-27126-0
- OCLC:
- 888653428
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004271265 DOI
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