Search results for ""Author William C. Chittick""
Mandala Ediciones Mundos imaginales Ibn al Arabi y la idversidad de las creencias
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Oneworld Publications Sufism: A Beginner's Guide
Book SynopsisWilliam C. Chittick, the leading scholar in the field, offers a compelling insight into the origins, context, and key themes of this fascinating movement. After a general overview of the tradition, he draws upon the words of some of the greatest Sufi writers – among them Ibn Arabi, Baha Walad and Rumi himself – to give a fresh and revealing perspective on the teachings and beliefs of Sufism and its proponents. Fresh and authoritative, this sympathetic book will be appreciated by anyone interested in Sufism, from complete beginners to students, scholars and experts alike.Trade Review"This short book stands out as one of the best books on the subject in English. A welcome contribution to the study and understanding of Sufism." * Muslim World Book Review *
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Oneworld Publications Science of the Cosmos, Science of the Soul: The Pertinence of Islamic Cosmology in the Modern World
Book SynopsisWith academic courses either encouraging commercialism, or cultivating zealots, Chittick states that it is impossible to understand classical Islamic texts without the years of contemplative study that are anathema to the modern education system. Insisting upon a return to the ways of the ancient wisdom tradition, which saw the quest for knowledge of the soul, the world, and God as a unifying spiritual discipline, Chittick maintains that the study of Islamic texts cannot be treated separately from self-understanding. Fascinating, radical, and a true challenge to modern trends in academic study, this book opens a new debate in Islamic thought.Trade Review"The fruit of a lifetime of reflection on the sources and central traditions of Islamic thought. One of the most original and thought-provoking contributions to genuinely Islamic thought in the past half-century." James Morris - Professor and Chair of Islamic Studies at the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter "Has the power of a complete re-evaluation of the Islamic intellectual tradition. Highly recommended." Ravi Ravindra - author of Science and the Sacred and Professor Emeritus, Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada "William Chittick is the most exciting writer on Sufism today, combining as he does a genuine passion for the subject with a scholarly objectivity that is truly impressive." Oliver Leaman - Professor of Philosophy and Zantker Professor of Judaic Studies, University of KentuckyTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. A Vanishing Heritage 2. Intellectual Understanding 3. The Rehabilitation of Thought 4. Beyond Ideology 5. The Unseen Men 6. The Anthropocosmic Vision 7. The Search for Meaning
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Oxford University Press, USA The Heart of Islamic Philosophy The Quest for SelfKnowledge in the Teachings of Afdal AlDin Kashani
Book SynopsisThis book introduces the work of an important medieval Islamic philosopher who is little known outside the Persian world. Afdal al-Din Kashani was a contemporary of a number of important Muslim thinkers, including Averroes and Ibn al-Arabi. Kashani did not write for advanced students of philosophy but rather for beginners. In the main body of his work, he offers expecially clear and insightful expositions of various philosophical positions, making him an invaluable resource for those who would like to learn the basic principles and arguments of this philosophical tradition but do not have a strong background in philosophy. Kashani held the position that philosophy awakens people from forgetfulness and incites them to reach for the perfection of existence. It was for this reason that he sought to make philosophy as accessible as possible to a wider than usual group of readers. In this book, Chittick uses Kashani and his work to introduce the basic issues and arguments of Islamic philosophy to modern readers.Trade Review... an valuable resource for English speaking scholars ... the reader is offered an interpretive translation that makes use of unusual turns of phrase and expressions without losing lucidity. The result is translation that the novice will be able to understand, though not without effort, and at which those with more experience in the field will marvel. The interpretations offered by Prof. Chittick are always well grounded in the major themes of his authors and aid the reader in coming to an appreciation of the depths of the Islamic worldview, whether through philosophy or mysticism. * Transcendent Philosophy *No one with any interest in Islamic philosophy can afford to overlook this book. * Transcendent Philosophy *A magnificent piece of translation ... The translation is very successful, literal and at the same time easy to understand ... Readers should be aware that Afdal is far from easy to translate, and this is such a readable translation, one which really brings out the almost conversational nature of Afdal's approach in many of his writings. This book is a major contribution to our understanding of Islamic philosophy and yet again Chittick has done us a tremendous service. * Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies *A wonderful introduction to the writings and thought of Kashani for the non-specialist and specialist alike ... a useful item for the non-specialist interested in appreciating the works of Afdal al-Din Kashani, and, also, for the specialist who desires to learn something of this important Persian philosopher. * Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society *
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State University of New York Press The Sufi Path of Knowledge
Book SynopsisIbn al-''Arabi is still known as the Great Sheik among the surviving Sufi orders. Born in Muslim Spain, he has become famous in the West as the greatest mystical thinker of Islamic civilization. He was a great philosopher, theologian, and poet.William Chittick takes a major step toward exposing the breadth and depth of Ibn al-''Arabi''s vision. The book offers his view of spiritual perfection and explains his theology, ontology, epistemology, hermeneutics, and soteriology. The clear language, unencumbered by methodological jargon, makes it accessible to those familiar with other spiritual traditions, while its scholarly precision will appeal to specialists.Beginning with a survey of Ibn al-''Arabi''s major teachings, the book gradually introduces the most important facets of his thought, devoting attention to definitions of his basic terminology. His teachings are illustrated with many translated passages introducing readers to fascinating byways of spiritual life that would not ordinarily be encountered in an account of a thinker''s ideas. Ibn al-''Arabi is allowed to describe in detail the visionary world from which his knowledge derives and to express his teachings in his own words.More than 600 passages from his major work, al-Futuhat al-Makkivva, are translated here, practically for the first time. These alone provide twice the text of the Fusus al-hikam. The exhaustive indexes make the work an invaluable reference tool for research in Sufism and Islamic thought in general.
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Fons Vitae,US Me and Rumi: The Autobiography of Shams-I Tabrizi
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Harvard University Press The Sage Learning of Liu Zhi Islamic Thought in
Book SynopsisLiu Zhi (ca. 1670–1724) was one of the most important scholars of Islam in traditional China. His Tianfang xingli (Nature and Principle in Islam) focuses on the roots or principles of Islam. The annotations here explain Liu’s text and draw attention to parallels in Chinese-, Arabic-, and Persian-language works as well as differences.
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Fons Vitae,US The Name and the Named
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) The SelfDisclosure of God Principles of Ibn
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State University Press of New York (SUNY) Faith and Practice of Islam Three Thirteenth
Book SynopsisTranslations and analyses of three Persian Sufi texts, offering a perspective on Islam that is rarely met in modern works.
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World Wisdom Sufi Doctrine of Rumi Spiritual Masters Spiritual
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State University of New York Press In Search of the Lost Heart
Book SynopsisRenowned scholar William C. Chittick explores the worldview of Islam in a series of essays written over thirty-six years.In Search of the Lost Heart brings together twenty-six essays by William C. Chittick, renowned scholar of Sufism and Islamic philosophy. Written between 1975 and 2011, most of these essays are not readily available in Chittick''s own books. Although this is a collection, its editors have crafted it to be a book "sufficient unto itself, which, when taken as a whole, can be said to explore the underlying worldview of Islam."Chittick draws upon the writings of towering figures such as Ibn al-''Arabi, Rumi, and Mulla ?adra, as well as other important, but lesser-known thinkers, as he engages with a wide variety of topics, such as the nature of being and knowledge, the relationship between love and scriptural hermeneutics, the practical and theoretical dimensions of Islamic mysticism, the phenomenon of religious diversity, and the ecological crisis.
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