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Between Mysticism and Philosophy : Sufi Language of Religious Experience in Judah Ha-Levi's Kuzari.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: SUNY Series in Jewish Philosophy SeriesPublisher: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2000Copyright date: ©2012Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (293 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780791493229
Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Between Mysticism and PhilosophyDDC classification:
  • 296.3
LOC classification:
  • BM550.J84 -- L63 2000eb
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: A revealing study of this important medieval Jewish poet and his relation to Islamic thought.
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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.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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