The Comfort of the Mystics

A Manual and Anthology of Early Sufism
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-23361-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 98, 720 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1247 g

Reihe: Islamic History and Civilization

This critical Arabic text edition of Salwat al-'arifin wa-uns al-mushtaqin, a manual of early Sufism by Abu Khalaf al-Tabari (d. ca. 470/1077), is based on a very old manuscript preserved in Dar al-Kutub al-Misriya of Cairo, Egypt and copied in 459/1067. It is introduced by a detailed analytical study of the author and his work. Salwat al-'arifin forms an integral part of Sufi literature and reflects Islamic developments in Nishapur in northeastern Iran. This crucial Arabic text, published for the first time, is especially valuable because of its great philological accuracy and sound textual tradition. It represents an essential source for the intellectual history of Islam during the middle of the 4th/10th to the middle of the 5th/11th century.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Sufism (Islamic Mysticism), Islamic Studies, Mysticism in genral and Arabists.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Böwering, Gerhard

Orfali, Bilal

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Mentalitäts- und Sozialgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Kultur- und Ideengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Spiritualität & Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Introduction: The Author and His Work

a. The Sources for Abu Khalaf al-Tabari’s Life and His Work
b. Abu Khalaf al-Tabari’s Life and Scholarly Career
c. The Manuscript of Salwat al-'arifin wa-uns al-mushtaqin
d. The Place of Salwat al-'arifin in Sufi Literature
e. Technical Observations about the Arabic Text Edition
f. Illustrations

II. Arabic Edition

III. Indexes

A. Qur'an Citations
B. Names
C. Places
D. Poetry
E. Sources
F. Chapter Titles

Über Autor(innen)

Böwering, Gerhard
Gerhard Bowering, Ph.D. (1975), McGill University, is Professor of Islamic Studies at Yale University.

Orfali, Bilal
Bilal Orfali, Ph.D. (2009), Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut.

Gerhard Böwering, Ph.D. (1975), McGill University, is Professor of Islamic Studies at Yale University.

Bilal Orfali, Ph.D. (2009), Yale University, is Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the American University of Beirut.