Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time: Ibn Al-'Arabī's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-90-04-10991-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 760 Seiten, Format (B × H): 243 mm x 162 mm, Gewicht: 1470 g

Reihe: Islamic Philosophy, Theology a

This volume presents the seminal treatise of the important Spanish Muslim mystic, Ibn al-‘Arab?, 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-‘Arab?.
Apart from the Fus?s al-h?ikam, no comparable treatise by this leading figure of Islamic spirituality has ever been presented in its entirety in any western language.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elmore, Gerald

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Über Autor(innen)

Gerald T. Elmore, Ph.D. (1995) in Arabic-Islamic Studies, Yale University, is a postdoctoral research fellow at Yale, where he is engaged in an in-depth study of the works and teachings of Ibn al-‘Arabi. His articles have appeared regularly in academic journals since 1996.