The texture of the divine: imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought

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The Texture of the Divine explores the central role of the imagination in the shared symbolic worlds of medieval Islam and Judaism. Aaron W. Hughes looks closely at three interrelated texts known as the Hayy ibn Yaqzan cycle (dating roughly from 1000--120...

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Main Author: Hughes, Aaron W. 1968- (Author)
Contributors: Ibn-ʿEzra, Avraham Ben-Meʾir 1092-1167 (Other)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press c2004
In:Year: 2004
Further subjects:B Avicenna (980-1037) Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān
B Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr, -- 1092-1167. -- ?ai ben Mekits
B Imagination -- Religious aspects -- Judaism
B Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik (d. 1185) Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān
B Avicenna ; 980-1037 ; Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān
B Neoplatonism in literature
B Image of God -- Comparative studies
B Image of God Comparative studies
B Philosophy, Medieval
B Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd al-Malik ; d. 1185 ; Risālat Ḥayy ibn Yaqẓān
B Imagination Religious aspects Judaism
B Imagination -- Religious aspects -- Islam
B Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Mei͏̈r (1092-1167) Ḥai ben Mekits
B Image of God ; Comparative studies
B Imagination ; Religious aspects ; Islam
B Imagination Religious aspects Islam
B Electronic books
B Ibn ?ufayl, Mu?ammad ibn ?Abd al-Malik, -- d. 1185. -- Risalat ?ayy ibn Yaq?an
B Imagination ; Religious aspects ; Judaism
B Ascension of the soul
B Avicenna, -- 980-1037. -- Risalat ?ayy ibn Yaq?an
B Ibn Ezra, Abraham ben Meïr ; 1092-1167 ; Ḥai ben Mekits
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Summary:The Texture of the Divine explores the central role of the imagination in the shared symbolic worlds of medieval Islam and Judaism. Aaron W. Hughes looks closely at three interrelated texts known as the Hayy ibn Yaqzan cycle (dating roughly from 1000--1200 CE) to reveal the interconnections not only between Muslims and Jews, but also between philosophy, mysticism, and literature. Each of the texts is an initiatory tale, recounting a journey through the ascending layers of the universe. These narratives cu
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [245]-265) and index
Includes the text of an English translation of Abraham ben Mei͏̈r Ibn Ezra's Ḥai ben Meḳits
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (x, 273 p)
ISBN:0253343534
9780253343536

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