Between Mysticism and Philosophy : Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari.
Lobel, Diana.
Between Mysticism and Philosophy : Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (293 pages) - SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy Series . - SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy Series .
Intro -- Between Mysticism and Philosophy -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Language of Relationship Religious Experience as Connection or Union (Ittisal) and Arrival (Wusul) -- A. Sufi and Philosophical Terminology: Use of theTerm Ittisal in the Opening Dialogue -- B. Sh¡ite Terminology -- C. The History of the Jewish Peopleas a History of Ittisal -- D. Ittisal, Asceticism, and Mitsvot -- E. Ittisal, Immortality, and the Afterlife -- 2. The Language of Human Striving: Qiyas, Ijtihad, Taqlıd -- A. Qiyas: The Legal Context -- B. Qiyas: The Philosophical Context -- C. Qiyas: The Context of Mysticism and Pietism -- D. Qiyas: The Context of Paganism and the Occult -- 3. The Language of Perception: Religious Experience as Witness(Mushahada) and Taste (Dhawq) -- 4. The Language of Prophecy -- A. Prophecy as Witness (Mushahada) -- B. Prophecy as Divine Inspiration (Wahy,Ilham, Tayıd) -- 5. The Language of Intimacy (Uns),Longing (Shawq) and Love (Ishq) -- Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primary Texts -- Secondary Literature -- Index -- Names and Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Passages from Judah Ha-levi's Kuzari.
A revealing study of this important medieval Jewish poet and his relation to Islamic thought.
9780791493229
Electronic books.
BM550.J84 -- L63 2000eb
296.3
Between Mysticism and Philosophy : Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (293 pages) - SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy Series . - SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy Series .
Intro -- Between Mysticism and Philosophy -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Language of Relationship Religious Experience as Connection or Union (Ittisal) and Arrival (Wusul) -- A. Sufi and Philosophical Terminology: Use of theTerm Ittisal in the Opening Dialogue -- B. Sh¡ite Terminology -- C. The History of the Jewish Peopleas a History of Ittisal -- D. Ittisal, Asceticism, and Mitsvot -- E. Ittisal, Immortality, and the Afterlife -- 2. The Language of Human Striving: Qiyas, Ijtihad, Taqlıd -- A. Qiyas: The Legal Context -- B. Qiyas: The Philosophical Context -- C. Qiyas: The Context of Mysticism and Pietism -- D. Qiyas: The Context of Paganism and the Occult -- 3. The Language of Perception: Religious Experience as Witness(Mushahada) and Taste (Dhawq) -- 4. The Language of Prophecy -- A. Prophecy as Witness (Mushahada) -- B. Prophecy as Divine Inspiration (Wahy,Ilham, Tayıd) -- 5. The Language of Intimacy (Uns),Longing (Shawq) and Love (Ishq) -- Conclusions -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Primary Texts -- Secondary Literature -- Index -- Names and Subjects -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z -- Passages from Judah Ha-levi's Kuzari.
A revealing study of this important medieval Jewish poet and his relation to Islamic thought.
9780791493229
Electronic books.
BM550.J84 -- L63 2000eb
296.3