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Mysticism and philosophy in al-Andalus : Ibn Masarra, Ibn al-'Arabi and the Isma'ili tradition /
In Mysticism and Philosophy in al-Andalus, Michael Ebstein underscores the many links that connect the intellectual world of the Andalusi mystics Ibn Masarra (269/883-319/931) and Ibn al-'Arabi (560/1165-638/1240) to the Isma'ili tradition.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2014.
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| Colección: | Islamic history and civilization ;
v. 103. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Acknowledgements; Note on Transliteration, Translation and Dates; Introduction ; Al-Andalus; Ismā'īlīs, Fātịmīs and Andalusīs ; From Ibn Masarra to Ibn al-ʻArabī; Religion, Politics, Science: Developments and Setbacksin Modern Scholarship; Terminology and Typology; Some Notes on the Sources; 1The Word of God and the Divine Will ; The Hellenistic Heritage and the Quranic Background; The Arabic Neoplatonic Tradition; The Ismā'īlī Tradition ; Ismā'īlī Mythical Writings ; The Eastern Neoplatonists; Ikhwān al-Sạfā' ; The Andalusī Mystics; Ibn Masarra; Ibn al-'Arabī
- The Divine Command in Sacred Human History and in ReligionIsmā'īlī Literature; Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-'Arabī ; Ta'yīd; The Jewish Context; 2Letters ; Common Conceptions Regarding the Letters; The Letters as the Building Blocks of the Universe; The Letters and the Four Natures; The Notion of Parallel Worlds and the Letters; The Letters and the Friends of God; The Letters as Signs Indicating the Friends of God; The Letters as a Means of Communication between the Upper Worlds and the Friends of God ; Common Techniques
- Conclusion: Letter Speculations in Islam-between Sufism and the Shi'i-Ismā'īlī Tradition 3The Friends of God ; The Hierarchy of the Friends of God; From the Hadīth to Ibn al-'Arabī; The Hierarchy of the Awliyā'and the Notion of Parallel Worlds ; The Universal and Divine Aspects of the Hierarchal Worldview; The Divine Origin of the Friends of God and their Supreme Source; The Mythical Foundation in the Hadīth ; The Awliyā'and the Names of God ; The Neoplatonic Context; 4The Perfect Man:From Shi'i Sectarianism to Universal Humanism ; The Neoplatonic Background; The Essence of Human Perfection
- The Arabic Root j.m.'. 'Alā Sūratihi ; The Perfect Man as a Microcosm; Cosmic Mediation; Khalīfa; The Identity of the Perfect Man; 5Parallel Worlds ; Microcosm-Macrocosm; Common Themes and their Distinct Treatment in Ismā'īlī Literature ; The Human Organism: From the Kingdom of the Imām to the Kingdom of Man ; Man, the Book and the Universe; Shi'i-Ismā'īlī Motifs ; The Hermeneutics of Reality; Mystical Ascension; 6Conclusion ; Bibliography; Index