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Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism
Abu Hafs 'Umar al-Suhrawardi (1145-1234) is the author of a classic
work of Muslim piety, a key figure in the rise of institutional
Sufism in the form of "orders" called "tariqas," and the
influential eponym of one of these famous orders. This book
presents studies, editions, and English translations of his shorter
treatises that were originally penned in Arabic and Persian.
Relying on global archival research, the book discovers materials
that shed new light on his teachings and networks, as it traces the
context, sources, and reception of his works. Carefully identifying
the authentic works of 'Umar al-Suhrawardi, the book presents
significant new information on a key moment in the history of
Muslim piety and mysticism.
From the Greeks to the Arabs and Beyond written by Hans Daiber, is
a six volume collection of Daiber's scattered writings, journal
articles, essays and encyclopaedia entries on Greek-Syriac-Arabic
translations, Islamic theology and Sufism, the history of science,
Islam in Europe, manuscripts and the history of oriental studies.
It also includes reviews and obituaries. Vol. V and VI are
catalogues of newly discovered Arabic manuscript originals and
films/offprints from manuscripts related to the topics of the
preceding volumes.
From the Greeks to the Arabs and Beyond written by Hans Daiber, is
a six volume collection of Daiber's scattered writings, journal
articles, essays and encyclopaedia entries on Greek-Syriac-Arabic
translations, Islamic theology and Sufism, the history of science,
Islam in Europe, manuscripts and the history of oriental studies.
It also includes reviews and obituaries. Vol. V and VI are
catalogues of newly discovered Arabic manuscript originals and
films/offprints from manuscripts related to the topics of the
preceding volumes.
Gustav Landauer was an unconventional anarchist who aspired to a
return to a communal life. His antipolitical rejection of
authoritarian assumptions is based on a radical linguistic
scepticism that could be considered the theoretical premise of his
anarchism. The present volume aims to add to the existing
scholarship on Landauer by shedding new light on his work,
focussing on the two interrelated notions of skepsis and
antipolitics. In a time marked by a deep doubt concerning modern
politics, Landauer's alternative can help us to more seriously
address the struggle for a different articulation of our
communitarian and ecological needs.
Cultural Pearls from the East offers fascinating insights into
Muslim-Arab culture and the evolution of its intellectual nature
and literary texts from early Islam to modern times. The textual
analysis of largely unexplored literary works and chronicles that
epitomize this volume highlight the affinity between culture,
society, and politics, exploring these issues from both thematic
and comparative perspectives. Among the topics examined in depth:
Arabic poetry of warfare at the dawn of Islam; medieval poems about
venerated sites and saints; Ottoman and Egyptian chronicles
portraying the socioreligious landscapes of Egypt and the Fertile
Crescent under the Ottoman Empire and in the shadow of growing
European encroachment; and Arab-Jewish literature dealing with
suppression, exile, and identity. Contributors: Ghaleb Anabseh,
Albert Arazi, Meir M. Bar-Asher, Peter Chelkowski, Geula Elimelekh,
Sigal Goorj, Jane Hathaway, Meir Hatina, Yair Huri-Horesh, Amir
Lerner, Menachem Milson, Gabriel M. Rosenbaum, Joseph Sadan, Yona
Sheffer, Norman (Noam) A. Stillman, Ibrahim Taha, Michael Winter,
Eman Younis
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