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Analyzing the intersection between Sufism and philosophy, this
volume is a sweeping examination of the mystical philosophy of
Muhyi-l-Din Ibn al-'Arabi (d. 637/1240), one of the most
influential and original thinkers of the Islamic world. This book
systematically covers Ibn al-'Arabi's ontology, theology,
epistemology, teleology, spiritual anthropology and eschatology.
While philosophy uses deductive reasoning to discover the
fundamental nature of existence and Sufism relies on spiritual
experience, it was not until the school of Ibn al-'Arabi that
philosophy and Sufism converged into a single framework by
elaborating spiritual doctrines in precise philosophical language.
Contextualizing the historical development of Ibn al-'Arabi's
school, the work draws from the earliest commentators of Ibn
al-'Arabi's oeuvre, Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi (d. 673/1274), 'Abd
al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. ca. 730/1330) and Dawud al-Qaysari (d.
751/1350), but also draws from the medieval heirs of his doctrines
Sayyid Haydar Amuli (d. 787/1385), the pivotal intellectual and
mystical figure of Persia who recast philosophical Sufism within
the framework of Twelver Shi'ism and 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.
898/1492), the key figure in the dissemination of Ibn al-'Arabi's
ideas in the Persianate world as well as the Ottoman Empire, India,
China and East Asia via Central Asia. Lucidly written and
comprehensive in scope, with careful treatments of the key authors,
Philosophical Sufism is a highly accessible introductory text for
students and researchers interested in Islam, philosophy, religion
and the Middle East.
Analyzing the intersection between Sufism and philosophy, this
volume is a sweeping examination of the mystical philosophy of
Muhyi-l-Din Ibn al-'Arabi (d. 637/1240), one of the most
influential and original thinkers of the Islamic world. This book
systematically covers Ibn al-'Arabi's ontology, theology,
epistemology, teleology, spiritual anthropology and eschatology.
While philosophy uses deductive reasoning to discover the
fundamental nature of existence and Sufism relies on spiritual
experience, it was not until the school of Ibn al-'Arabi that
philosophy and Sufism converged into a single framework by
elaborating spiritual doctrines in precise philosophical language.
Contextualizing the historical development of Ibn al-'Arabi's
school, the work draws from the earliest commentators of Ibn
al-'Arabi's oeuvre, Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi (d. 673/1274), 'Abd
al-Razzaq al-Kashani (d. ca. 730/1330) and Dawud al-Qaysari (d.
751/1350), but also draws from the medieval heirs of his doctrines
Sayyid Haydar Amuli (d. 787/1385), the pivotal intellectual and
mystical figure of Persia who recast philosophical Sufism within
the framework of Twelver Shi'ism and 'Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.
898/1492), the key figure in the dissemination of Ibn al-'Arabi's
ideas in the Persianate world as well as the Ottoman Empire, India,
China and East Asia via Central Asia. Lucidly written and
comprehensive in scope, with careful treatments of the key authors,
Philosophical Sufism is a highly accessible introductory text for
students and researchers interested in Islam, philosophy, religion
and the Middle East.
The time has come for nondualism. As a fundamentally unifying
concept, nondualism may seem out of place in an age of rising
nationalism and bitter deglobalization, but our current debates
over tribalism and universalism all grant nondualism an informative
relevance. Nondualism rejects both separation and identity, thereby
encouraging unity-in-difference. Yet “nondualism” as a word
occupies a large semantic field. Nondual theists advocate the unity
of humankind and God, while nondual atheists advocate the
inseparability of all persons, without reference to a divinity.
Ecological nondualism asserts that we are in nature and nature is
in us, while monistic nondualists assert that only God exists and
all difference is illusion. Edited by Jon Paul Sydnor and Anthony
Watson, and guided by scholars from different religions and
specializations, Nondualism: An Interreligious Exploration explores
the semantic field that nondualism occupies. The collection elicits
the expansive potential of the concept, clarifies agreement and
disagreement, and considers current applications. In every case,
nondualism is universal in its relevance yet always distinctive in
its contribution.
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