Sufism and the perfect human from Ibn ¿¿Arab♯± to al-J♯±l♯± / Fitzroy Morrissey.
| Author/creator | Morrissey, Fitzroy, 1991- |
| Other author | Ibn al-¿¿Arab♯±, 1165-1240. |
| Other author | J♯±l♯±, ¿¿Abd al-Kar♯±m ibn Ibr♯¿h♯±m, 1365 or 1366- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. |
| Description | 1 online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Taylor & Francis eBooks |
| Subjects |
| Series | Routledge Sufi series ; 24 |
| Abstract | "Studying the history of the notion of the 'Perfect Human' (al-ins♯¿n al-k♯¿mil), this book investigates a key idea in the history of Sufism. First discussed by Ibn 'Arab♯±and later treated in greater depth by al-J♯±l♯±, the idea left its mark on later Islamic mystical, metaphysical, and political thought, from North Africa to Southeast Asia, up until modern times. The research tells the story of the development of that idea from Ibn 'Arab♯±to al-J♯±l♯±and beyond. It does so through a thematic study, based on close reading of primary sources in Arabic and Persian, of the key elements of the idea, including the idea that the Perfect Human is a locus of divine manifestation (mað̀¿har), the concept of the 'Pole' (qu£̀Ưb) and the 'Muhammadan Reality' (al-ı̀Æaq♯±qah al-Muhammadiyyah), and the identity of the Perfect Human. By setting the work of al-J♯±l♯±against the background of earlier Ibn 'Arabian treatments of the idea, it demonstrates that al-J♯±l♯±took the idea of the Perfect Human in several new directions, with major consequences for how the Prophet Muhammad - the archetypal Perfect Human - was viewed in later Islamic thought. Introducing readers to the key Sufi idea of the Perfect Human (al-ins♯¿n al-k♯¿mil), this volume will be of interest to scholars and students interested in Sufism, Islam, religion and philosophy"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Morrissey, Fitzroy, 1991- Sufism and the perfect human Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020. 9780367426729 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2019050057 |
| ISBN | 9781000029734 (mobi) |
| ISBN | 9781003003335 (ebook) |
| ISBN | 9781000029710 (adobe pdf) |
| ISBN | 9781000029758 (epub) |
| ISBN | (hardback) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |