TY - BOOK
T1 - The Sufi Doctrine of Man
T2 - Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī’s Metaphysical Anthropology
AU - Todd, Richard
PY - 2014/5
Y1 - 2014/5
N2 - In the 'Sufi Doctrine of Man' Richard Todd examines the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabi's chief disciple, Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi (13th century CE). Making use of manuscript sources, he analyses and contextualizes Qunawi's esoteric vision of the nature and purpose of human existence, a doctrine which incorporates core elements of Qunawi's metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and eschatology. Qunawi's thought is placed in relation to Ibn 'Arabi's and that of the Ikhwan al-Safa', and his interaction with the Avicennian tradition is explored by focusing on his dialogue with the philosopher al-Tusi. Although not as famous as his master, Qunawi is shown to have been a sophisticated metaphysician in his own right, who had a major impact on Sufi thought.
AB - In the 'Sufi Doctrine of Man' Richard Todd examines the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabi's chief disciple, Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi (13th century CE). Making use of manuscript sources, he analyses and contextualizes Qunawi's esoteric vision of the nature and purpose of human existence, a doctrine which incorporates core elements of Qunawi's metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and eschatology. Qunawi's thought is placed in relation to Ibn 'Arabi's and that of the Ikhwan al-Safa', and his interaction with the Avicennian tradition is explored by focusing on his dialogue with the philosopher al-Tusi. Although not as famous as his master, Qunawi is shown to have been a sophisticated metaphysician in his own right, who had a major impact on Sufi thought.
KW - Sufism, Islamic philosophy, theological anthropology, Qunawi, Ibn 'Arabi, Avicenna, Tusi, Ikhwan al-Safa'
UR - http://www.brill.com/products/book/sufi-doctrine-man
M3 - Book
SN - 978-90-04-27123-4
T3 - Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science. Texts and Studies
BT - The Sufi Doctrine of Man
PB - Brill Academic Publishers
CY - Leiden and Boston, MA
ER -