Sufism and the perfect human : from Ibn ʻArabī to al-Jīlī / Fitzroy Morrissey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrissey, Fitzroy, 1991- author.

Contributor:

Ibn al-ʻArabī, 1165-1240.

Jīlī, ʻAbd al-Karīm ibn Ibrāhīm, 1365 or 1366-

Series:

Routledge Sufi series ; 24.

Routledge Sufi series ; 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theological anthropology--Islam.

Theological anthropology.

Sufism--Doctrines.

Sufism.

Physical Description:

170 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Studying the history of the notion of the 'Perfect Human' (al-insān al-kāmil), this book investigates a key idea in the history of Sufism. First discussed by Ibn 'Arabīand later treated in greater depth by al-Jīlī, the idea left its mark on later Islamic mystical, metaphysical, and political thought, from North Africa to Southeast Asia, up until modern times. The research tells the story of the development of that idea from Ibn 'Arabīto al-Jīlīand beyond. It does so through a thematic study, based on close reading of primary sources in Arabic and Persian, of the key elements of the idea, including the idea that the Perfect Human is a locus of divine manifestation (maẓhar), the concept of the 'Pole' (quṭb) and the 'Muhammadan Reality' (al-ḥaqīqah al-Muhammadiyyah), and the identity of the Perfect Human. By setting the work of al-Jīlīagainst the background of earlier Ibn 'Arabian treatments of the idea, it demonstrates that al-Jīlītook the idea of the Perfect Human in several new directions, with major consequences for how the Prophet Muhammad - the archetypal Perfect Human - was viewed in later Islamic thought. Introducing readers to the key Sufi idea of the Perfect Human (al-insān al-kāmil), this volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Sufism, Islam, religion and philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

"Studying the history of the notion of the 'Perfect Human' (al-ins�an al-k�amil), this book investigates a key idea in the history of Sufism. First discussed by Ibn 'Arab�iand later treated in greater depth by al-J�il�i, the idea left its mark on later Islamic mystical, metaphysical, and political thought, from North Africa to Southeast Asia, up until modern times. The research tells the story of the development of that idea from Ibn 'Arab�ito al-J�il�iand beyond. It does so through a thematic study, based on close reading of primary sources in Arabic and Persian, of the key elements of the idea, including the idea that the Perfect Human is a locus of divine manifestation (ma�zhar), the concept of the 'Pole' (qu�tb) and the 'Muhammadan Reality' (al-�haq�iqah al-Muhammadiyyah), and the identity of the Perfect Human. By setting the work of al-J�il�iagainst the background of earlier Ibn 'Arabian treatments of the idea, it demonstrates that al-J�il�itook the idea of the Perfect Human in several new directions, with major consequences for how the Prophet Muhammad - the archetypal Perfect Human - was viewed in later Islamic thought. Introducing readers to the key Sufi idea of the Perfect Human (al-ins�an al-k�amil), this volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Sufism, Islam, religion and philosophy"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Morrissey, Fitzroy, Sufism and the perfect human

ISBN:

9780367426729

0367426722

OCLC:

1125281528

Publisher Number:

99984433522