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Mysticism and philosophy in al-Andalus : Ibn Masarra, Ibn al-'Arabī and the Ismā'īlī tradition / by Michael Ebstein.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ebstein, Michael, author.
- Series:
- Islamic history and civilization ; v. 103.
- Islamic history and civilization. Studies and texts, 0929-2403 ; 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.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (ix, 276 pages.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Muslim Spain gave rise to two unusual figures in the mystical tradition of Islam: Ibn Masarra (269/883-319/931) and Ibn al-ʿArabī (560/1165-638/1240). Representing, respectively, the beginning and the pinnacle of Islamic mysticism in al-Andalus, Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-ʿArabī 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 Ismāʿīlī tradition as one possible source which helped shape the distinct intellectual world from which both Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-ʿArabī derived. By analyzing their writings and the works of various Ismāʿīlī authors, Michael Ebstein unearths the many links that connect the thought of Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-ʿArabī to the Ismāʿīlī tradition.
- Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- 1. The Word of God and the Divine Will
- 2. Letters
- 3. The Friends of God
- 4. The Perfect Man: From Shiʿi Sectarianism to Universal Humanism
- 5. Parallel Worlds
- 6. Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9789004255371
- 9004255370
- OCLC:
- 865649941
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004255371 DOI
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