The universal tree and the four birds : Treatise on unification (al-Ittihad al-kawni) / Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi ; introduction, translation and commentary, Angela Jaffray.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.

Contributor:

Jaffray, Angela.

Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArabi Society.

Series:

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240. Selections. English & Arabic. 2006 Works.

Mystical treatises of Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArabi

Standardized Title:

Risālat al-ittiḥād al-kawnī. English & Arabic

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sufi poetry, Arabic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 127, 20 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Anqa Pub., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Through the story of the universal tree, representing the complete human being, and the four birds, representing the four essential aspects of existence, Ibn 'Arabi explains his teaching on the nature and meaning of union with God. Providing an excellent initiation into the often complex works of Ibn 'Arabi, this brief, delightful tale is the first English translation of an important, early work, complete with Arabic text, commentary, and notes.

Contents:

Cover; Acknowledgements; Of the Tree and its Four Birds, by Rafi Zabor; Biography of Ibn 'Arabi'; Introduction; Overview; Stylistic Considerations; Treatise on Unification; Dedication; Discourse of the Universal Tree; Discourse of the Ringdove; Discourse of the Royal Eagle; Discourse of the Strange 'Anqå'; Discourse of the Jet-Black Crow; Commentary; The Title; The Proemial Poems; The Dedicatee; The Fourth Poem; Meetings in the Barzakh; Soliloquies of the Universal Tree and the Four Birds; Cosmic Marriage and the Genealogy of the Birds; Appendix: The Edition of the Text; Bibliography

Notes:

Published in association with the Muhyiddin Ibn Arab Society.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-121) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-905937-14-8

OCLC:

462997251