Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time (eBook)

Ibn al-'Arabi's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon

Gerald Elmore (Autor)

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2021
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-45038-7 (ISBN)

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This volume presents the seminal treatise of the important Spanish Muslim mystic, Ibn al-'Arabi, on Islamic sainthood The Book of the Fabulous Gryphon. In highly allusive, symbolic language, the Shaykh al-Akbar reveals his manifesto of the revolutionary significance of sainthood in the person of its timely epitome, the Seal of the saints. The first part of the book consists of a critical introduction dealing with the biographical, historical and bibliographical background to the Fabulous Gryphon, along with a thorough examination of its concepts, themes and structure. The complete, annotated translation of the Gryphon is followed by further original translations of related texts by Ibn al-'Arabi.Apart from the Fusus al-hikam, no comparable treatise by this leading figure of Islamic spirituality has ever been presented in its entirety in any western language.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 20.9.2021
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Östliche Philosophie
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• ISBN-10: 90-04-45038-6 / 9004450386
• ISBN-13: 978-90-04-45038-7 / 9789004450387