Imaginal Worlds

Ibn al-ʿArabī and the Problem of Religious Diversity

AvWilliam C. Chittick

Häftad, Engelska, 1994

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In this book Chittick explains Ibn al-ʿArabī's concept of human perfection, his World of Imagination, and his teachings on why God's wisdom demands diversity of religious expression. He then suggests how these teachings can be employed to conceptualize the study of world religions in a contemporary context.Ibn al-ʿArabī, known as the "Greatest Master,"is the most influential Muslim thinker of the past 600 years. This book is an introduction to his thought concerning the ultimate destiny of human beings, God and the cosmos, and the reasons for religious diversity. It summarizes many of Ibn al-ʿArabī's teachings in a simple manner. The ideas discussed are explained in detail.The book is divided into three parts. In the first part Chittick explains Ibn al-ʿArabī's concept of human perfection; in the second part he looks at various implications of the World of Imagination; and in the third part he exposes Ibn al-ʿArabī's teachings on why God's wisdom demands diversity of religious expression, and he suggests how these teachings can be employed to conceptualize the study of world religions in a contemporary context.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1994-10-28
Mått:140 x 216 x 16 mm
Vikt:263 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:SUNY series in Islam
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9780791422502

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Islam inom Filosofi och religion

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William C. Chittick is Associate Professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He is the author of Faith and Practice of Islam; A Shi'ite Anthology; The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al- Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination; and The Sufi Path of Love: The Spiritual Teachings of Rumi; all published by SUNY Press.

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"Imaginal Worlds is an excellent summary and a solid interpretation of Ibn al-Arabi's teachings." — Gerhard Bowering, Yale University

Innehållsförteckning

IntroductionPART I. HUMAN PERFECTION 1. Oneness of BeingDivine Names and Human PerfectionIncomparability and Similarity2. Microcosm, Macrocosm, and Perfect ManThe Goal of CreationThe Path to Perfection3. Ethics and AntinomianismNoble Character TraitsBlameworthy Character Traits4. Self-Knowledge and the Original Human DispositionThe Nondelimitation of WujudImaginal ConsciousnessSelf-KnowledgeThe Unknown StationAnnihilation and SubsistenceBecoming HumanPART II. WORLDS OF IMAGINATION 5. Revelation and Poetic ImageryThe Tarjuman al-AshwaqImaginationReason and Self-DisclosureThe Revelation of SimilitudesWitnessing the Loci of Vision6. Meetings with Imaginal MenDiscerning Imaginal RealitiesVarieties of Imaginal PerceptionImaginal Men7. Death and the AfterlifeRevelation and ReasonThe Isthmus after DeathThe Unfolding of the SoulThe Next WorldInside/OutsideThe Garden and the FireThe Cooling of the Fire PART III. RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY 8. A Myth of OriginsThe Koranic View of RevelationThe Divine Names and the Origins of ReligionChapter 669. Diversity of BeliefThe Roots of BeliefThe Two CommandsPaths to GodEquilibriumThe Marks of BeliefNondelimited BeliefThe Circle of Religious Diversity10. The Divine Roots of ReligionGods of BeliefRational InvestigationNames and KnottingsThe Divine FormAll and NothingProphecy and GuidanceProvidential LimitationsAppreciating KnotsNotesBibliographyIndex of SourcesIndex of Koranic VersesIndex of Hadiths and SayingsIndex of Names and Terms