Sufi cosmology / edited by Christian Lange and Alexander Knysh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lange, Christian, 1975- editor.

Knysh, Alexander D., editor.

Series:

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ; 154/2.

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023.

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ; 154/2

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic cosmology.

Sufism--Doctrines--Cosmogony.

Sufism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Brill, [2023]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This volume discusses the origin and structure of the universe in mystical Islam (Sufism) 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.

Contents:

Contents

List of Figures

Abbreviations

Notes on Contributors

Introduction: What Is Sufi Cosmology? / Christian Lange and Alexander Knysh

Part 1: Sufi Cosmogony and Eschatology

1 Cosmo-Eschatology in Sufi Thought and Practice / Noah Gardiner

2 Cosmogonic Myths in Sufism / Stephen Hirtenstein

3 Classes of Beings in Sufism / Saeko Yazaki

4 Sufi Views on Time and History / Jean-Jacques Thibon

5 Sufi Views of Life in the Grave / Leah Kinberg

6 Paradise in Sufi Thought / Christian Lange

7 Hell in Sufi Thought / Christian Lange

Part 2: Sufi Views of the World

8 Zuhd in Islamic Mysticism / Sara Sviri

9 Sufi Views of Nature / Munjed M. Murad

10 Mecca and Other Cosmological Centres in the Sufi Universe / Simon O’Meara

11 Macrocosm and Microcosm in Sufi Thought / Pierre Lory

12 The Cosmo-Eschatology of Saints and Mahdīs / Noah Gardiner

Part 3: Levels of Being in Sufi Thought

13 Sufi Hierarchies of the Worlds or Levels of Existence: Mulk, Malakūt, Jabarūt, and Related Concepts / Mathieu Terrier

14 Emanation (Fayḍ) in Classical Islamic Mysticism / Michael Ebstein

15 Levels of Being in Sufi Thought / Richard Todd

16 Imagination in Islamic Mystical Philosophy: The Eschatological and Ontological Case / Binyamin Abrahamov

17 Otherworldly Journeys in Pre-Modern Sufism / Frederick Colby

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Lange, Christian Sufi Cosmology

ISBN:

9789004392618

OCLC:

1357016164

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004392618 DOI