The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination

William C. Chittick

ISBN 10: 9387496031 / ISBN 13: 9789387496033

Published by Dev Books, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sufi Path of Knowledge: Ibn al-Arabi's Metaphysics of Imagination
• Publisher: Dev Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9387496031
• ISBN 13: 9789387496033
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Ibn 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 ordinar