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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.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Brill,
2013.
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| Colección: | Islamic history and civilization.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Acknowledgements ; Note on Transliteration, Translation and Dates ; Introduction ; Al-Andalus ; Ismā'īlīs, Fāṭimīs and Andalusīs ; From Ibn Masarra to Ibn al- Arabī ; Religion, Politics, Science: Developments and Setbacksin Modern Scholarship ; Terminology and Typology ; Some Notes on the Sources ; 1 The 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-Ṣafā' ; The Andalusī Mystics ; Ibn Masarra ; Ibn al-'Arabī.
- The Divine Command in Sacred Human History and in Religion Ismā'īlī Literature; Ibn Masarra and Ibn al-'Arabī ; Ta'yīd ; The Jewish Context ; 2 Letters ; 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 3 The 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 ; 4 The 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 ; 5 Parallel 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 ; 6 Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index.