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Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time : Ibn Al-‘Arabī's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon by Gerald Elmore is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
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This volume presents the seminal treatise of the important Spanish Muslim mystic, Ibn al-‘Arabī, 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-‘Arabī.Apart from the Fusūs al-ḥikam, 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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- Author
- Gerald Elmore
- Publisher
- Koninklijke Brill N.V.
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9789004450387
- Category
- nonfiction
- Subjects
- Islam, History, Philosophy
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