Sufi cosmology / edited by Christian Lange, Alexander Knysh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lange, Christian, 1975- editor.

Knysh, Alexander D., editor.

Series:

Handbook of Oriental studies. Near and Middle East (2014) ; Section 1, 154.

Handbook of Oriental studies. Near and Middle East (2014). Handbook of Sufi studies ; Section 1, v. 2.

Handbook of Oriental studies, Section one, The Near and Middle East ; volume 154. Handbook of Sufi studies ; volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic cosmology.

Sufism--Doctrines.

Sufism.

Cosmogony.

Physical Description:

xii, 413 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2023]

Summary:

"This volume discusses the origin and structure of the universe in mystical Islam (Sufism) and Islam's civilizational predecessors with special reference to parallel realms of existence and their interaction. Contributors address Sufi ideas about the fate of human beings in this and future life under three rubrics: (1) cosmogony and eschatology ("where do we come from?" and "where do we go?"); (2) conceptualizations of the world of the here-and-now ("where are we now?"); and (3) visualizations of realms of existence, their hierarchy and mutual relationships ("where are we in relation to other times and places?"). Contributors are Christian Lange, Alexander Knysh, Noah Gardiner, Stephen Hirtenstein, Saeko Yazaki, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Leah Kinberg, Sara Sviri, Munjed M. Murad, Simon O'Meara, Pierre Lory, Mathieu Terrier, Michael Ebstein, Binyamin Abrahamov and Frederick Colby"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction. What Is Sufi cosmology? / Christian Lange, Alexander Knysh

Part I: Sufi Cosmogony and Eschatology: Cosmo-eschatology in Sufi thought and practice / Noah Gardiner

Cosmogonic myths in Sufism / Stephen Hirtenstein

Classes of beings in Sufism / Saeko Yazaki

Sufi views on time and history / Jean-Jacques Thibon

Sufi views of life in the grave / Leah Kinberg

Paradise in Sufi thought / Christian Lange

Hell in Sufi thought / Christian Lange

Part II: Sufi views of the world. Zuhd in Islamic mysticism / Sara Sviri

Sufi views of nature / Munjed M. Murad

Mecca and other cosmological centres in the Sufi universe / Simon O'Meara

Macrocosm and microcosm in Sufi thought / Pierre Lory

The cosmo-eschatology of saints and Mahdīs / Noah Gardiner

Part III: Levels of being in Sufi thought. Sufi hierarchies of the worlds or levels of existence : Mulk, Malakūt, Jabarūt, and related concepts / Mathieu Terrier

Emanation (Fayḍ) in classical Islamic mysticism / Michael Ebstein

Levels of being in Sufi thought / Richard Todd

Imagination in Islamic mystical philosophy : the eschatological and ontological case / Binyamin Abrahamov

Otherworldly journeys in pre-modern Sufism / Frederick Colby.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004389823

9004389822

OCLC:

1347362119