Islamic sainthood in the fullness of time : Ibn al-ʿArabī's book of the fabulous gryphon
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Islamic sainthood in the fullness of time : Ibn al-ʿArabī's book of the fabulous gryphon
（Islamic philosophy, theology, and science, v. 32）
Brill, 1999, c1998
Available at 16 libraries
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Originally presented as author's thesis (Ph.D.)--Yale University
Bibliography: p. [625]-646
Includes indexes
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Description
This volume presents the seminal treatise of the important Spanish Muslim mystic, Ibn al-'Arabi, on Islamic sainthood The Book of the Fabulous Gryphon. In highly allusive, symbolic language, the Shaykh al-Akbar reveals his manifesto of the revolutionary significance of sainthood in the person of its timely epitome, the Seal of the saints.
The first part of the book consists of a critical introduction dealing with the biographical, historical and bibliographical background to the Fabulous Gryphon, along with a thorough examination of its concepts, themes and structure. The complete, annotated translation of the Gryphon is followed by further original translations of related texts by Ibn al-'Arabi.
Apart from the Fusus al-h ikam, no comparable treatise by this leading figure of Islamic spirituality has ever been presented in its entirety in any western language.
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