Lobel Between Mysticism and Philosophy

Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari
1. Auflage 2012
ISBN: 978-0-7914-9322-9
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Jewish Philosophy

A revealing study of this important medieval Jewish poet and his relation to Islamic thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lobel, Diana

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART 1. The Language of Relationship: Religious Experience as Connection or Union (Ittisal) and Arrival (Wusul)
A. Sufi and Philosophical Terminology: Use of the Term Ittisal in the Opening Dialogue
B. Shi'ite Terminology
C. The History of the Jewish People as a History of Ittisal
D. Ittisal, Asceticism, and Mitsvot
E. Ittisal, Immortality, and the Afterlife
PART 2. The Language of Human Striving: Qiyas, Ijtihad, Taqlid
A. Qiyas: The Legal Context
B. Qiyas: The Philosophical Context
C. Qiyas: The Context of Mysticism and Pietism
D. Qiyas: The Context of Paganism and the Occult PART 3. The Language of Perception: Religious Experience as Witness (Mushahada) and Taste (Dhawq)
PART 4. The Language of Prophecy
A. Prophecy as Witness (Mushahada)
B. Prophecy as Divine Inspiration (Wahy, Ilham, Ta'yid, Nubuwwa)
PART 5. The Language of Intimacy (Uns), Longing (Shawq) and Love ('Ishq)
Conclusions
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
A. Primary Texts
B. Secondary Literature
Index
A. Names and Subjects
B. Passages in the Kuzari

Über Autor(innen)

Diana Lobel is Anna Smith Fine Assistant Professor of Judaic Studies at Rice University.