Sufi Vocabulary, but Avicennan Philosophy: The Sufi Terminology in Chapters VIII–X of Ibn Sīnā’s al-Išārāt wa-l-tanbīhāt
Abstract In the more than 125 years since A.F. Mehren included Chapters VIII–X of al-Išārāt wa-l-tanbīhāt in his anthology of Ibn Sīnā’s allegedly mystical treatises, scholars have used the presence of Sufi vocabulary in these chapters as evidence of Ibn Sīnā’s mysticism. Yet, his use of Sufi termin...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2019
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Oriens
Jahr: 2019, Band: 47, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 145-196 |
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Mysticism
B al-Išārāt wa-l-tanbīhāt (Pointers and Reminders) B Ibn Sīnā B Sufism B al-Qušayrī |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Abstract In the more than 125 years since A.F. Mehren included Chapters VIII–X of al-Išārāt wa-l-tanbīhāt in his anthology of Ibn Sīnā’s allegedly mystical treatises, scholars have used the presence of Sufi vocabulary in these chapters as evidence of Ibn Sīnā’s mysticism. Yet, his use of Sufi terminology has received little dedicated, critical study. Through careful philological analysis, this study demonstrates that even though Ibn Sīnā appropriated technical vocabulary from Sufism, the meanings that he applied to those terms agree with his philosophical system. His use of these terms is not evidence of experimentation with a mystical, suprarational method of cognition. |
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| ISSN: | 1877-8372 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Oriens
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18778372-04701003 |