Shiblī

His Life and Thought in the Sufi Tradition

AvKenneth Avery

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

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Considers what is known of acclaimed early Sufi master Abū Bakr al-Shiblī and how he was characterized in various times and places.Early Sufi master Abū Bakr al-Shiblī (d. 946) is both famous and unknown. One of the pioneers of Islamic mysticism, he left no writings, but his legacy was passed down orally, and he has been acclaimed from his own time to the present. Accounts of Shiblī present a fascinating figure: an eccentric with a showy red beard, a lover of poetry and wit, an ascetic who embraced altered states of consciousness, and, for a time, a disturbed man confined to an insane asylum. Kenneth Avery offers a contemporary interpretation of Shiblī's thought and his importance in the history of Sufism. This book surveys the major sources for Shiblī's life and work from both Arabic and Persian traditions, detailing the main facets of his biography and teachings and documenting the evolving figure of a Sufi saint. Shiblī's relationships with his more famous colleague Junayd and his infamous colleague allāj are discussed, along with his Qur'ānic spirituality, his poetry, and the question of his periodic insanity.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2014-06-01
Mått:152 x 229 x 23 mm
Vikt:431 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:166
Förlag:State University of New York Press
ISBN:9781438451794

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Islam inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Kenneth Avery received his PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Melbourne in Australia. His books include Fifty Poems of 'Aṭṭār and A Psychology of Early Sufi samā': Listening and Altered States.

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"…Avery's monograph presents us with a pioneering attempt to use a better and much fresher method, derived from the existing hagiographies, to reconstruct Shiblī's image and spirituality through the different phases of Sufism." — Journal of Sufi Studies"A very fine contribution to the history of Sufism." — John Renard, editor of Fighting Words: Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts

Innehållsförteckning

Acknowledgments1. Introduction2. The Historical ContextShiblī in the Sources 3. Sarrāj’s Book of Illuminations4. Kalābādhī’s Book of Understanding5. Sulamī’s Generations of Sufis6. Abū Nu’aym’s Ornament of God’s Friends7. Qushayrī’s Treatise8. Hujwīrī’s Revealing the Veiled9. Anṣārī’s Generations of the Sufis10. Rūzbihān’s Explanation of Ecstatic Sayings11. ‘Aṭṭār’s Memoirs of God’s Friends12. Jāmī’s Breaths of Intimacy13. Two Non-Sufi Historians: Khaṭīb al-Baghdādī and al-Dhahabī14. Shiblī and the Sources: ConclusionsThemes and Relationships 15. Narrative Structures and Styles16. The Nature of Shiblī’s Sayings17. Shiblī and Junayd18. Shiblī and Ḥallāj19. The Question of Shiblī’s Insanity20. Shiblī’s Poetry21. Shiblī and the Qur’ān22. ConclusionNotesBibliographyIndex