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Cyrus Ali Zargar - The Polished Mirror, Häftad

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

The Polished Mirror

Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism

Av Cyrus Ali Zargar

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Beskrivning
Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.Innovative, engaging, and approachable, this work – the first in the English language to explore Islamic ethics in the fascinating context of narrative – will be a valuable resource for both students and scholars.
Produktinformation
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2017-11-02
  • Mått: 153 x 234 x 25 mm
  • Vikt: 462 g
  • Format: Häftad
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 352
  • Förlag: Oneworld Publications
  • ISBN: 9781786072016
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Cyrus Ali Zargar is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where his primary research interest is the literature of medieval Sufism in Arabic and Persian.

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‘The Polished Mirror is the perfect title for Zargar’s erudite and eloquent book, for it reflects with superb analytical clarity the views of a wide range of thinkers on the subject of ethics. Justifiably going beyond writings that explicitly deal with the topic, he draws together various strands of Islamic tradition, clarifying both the links and similarities that join them and the distinctions that separate them. A major contribution to Islamic studies, from which both established scholars and those new to the field stand to gain significantly.’

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