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Polished Mirror
Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism
Taschenbuch von Cyrus Ali Zargar
Sprache: Englisch

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Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.

Innovative, engaging, and approachable, this work ¿ the first in the English language to explore Islamic ethics in the fascinating context of narrative ¿ will be a valuable resource for both students and scholars.

Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.

Innovative, engaging, and approachable, this work ¿ the first in the English language to explore Islamic ethics in the fascinating context of narrative ¿ will be a valuable resource for both students and scholars.

Über den Autor

Cyrus Ali Zargar is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where his primary research interest is the literature of medieval Sufism in Arabic and Persian.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part One Islamic Philosophy

Chapter One: The Humors (al-akhl¿¿) and Character Traits (al-akhl¿q) According to the Brethren of Purity

Chapter Two: Virtue Ethics in Avicenna's Philosophical Allegories

Chapter Three: The Virtues, from Philosophy to Scripture: Refining Character Traits in Miskawayh and Ghaz¿l¿

Chapter Four: Reason, Revelation, and Discovering the Virtuous in Ibn ¿ufayl's Literary Thought Experiment

Chapter Five: From Humors to Pure Light: Knowledge and Virtue in the Allegories of Suhraward¿

Part Two Sufism

Chapter Six: The Soul's Constant Returning: Repentance (Tawba) in the Sufi Legacy of Jäfar al-¿¿diq

Chapter Seven: Distancing Oneself from the Worldly: Renunciation (Zuhd) According to al-Mu¿¿sib¿ and al-Sarr¿j

Chapter Eight: Self-Awareness that Leads to Self-Loss: Futuwwa as a Compound Virtue in the Legacy of An¿¿r¿

Chapter Nine: The Completion of Ethics: Self-Annihilation (Fan¿¿) Through the Lens of ¿A¿¿¿r

Chapter Ten: Virtue in the Narrative Poetry of R¿m¿

Conclusion: A Brief Case for Relevance

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781786072016
ISBN-10: 1786072017
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Zargar, Cyrus Ali
Hersteller: ONEWorld Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 231 x 151 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Cyrus Ali Zargar
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.01.2018
Gewicht: 0,46 kg
Artikel-ID: 108879132
Über den Autor

Cyrus Ali Zargar is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where his primary research interest is the literature of medieval Sufism in Arabic and Persian.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction

Part One Islamic Philosophy

Chapter One: The Humors (al-akhl¿¿) and Character Traits (al-akhl¿q) According to the Brethren of Purity

Chapter Two: Virtue Ethics in Avicenna's Philosophical Allegories

Chapter Three: The Virtues, from Philosophy to Scripture: Refining Character Traits in Miskawayh and Ghaz¿l¿

Chapter Four: Reason, Revelation, and Discovering the Virtuous in Ibn ¿ufayl's Literary Thought Experiment

Chapter Five: From Humors to Pure Light: Knowledge and Virtue in the Allegories of Suhraward¿

Part Two Sufism

Chapter Six: The Soul's Constant Returning: Repentance (Tawba) in the Sufi Legacy of Jäfar al-¿¿diq

Chapter Seven: Distancing Oneself from the Worldly: Renunciation (Zuhd) According to al-Mu¿¿sib¿ and al-Sarr¿j

Chapter Eight: Self-Awareness that Leads to Self-Loss: Futuwwa as a Compound Virtue in the Legacy of An¿¿r¿

Chapter Nine: The Completion of Ethics: Self-Annihilation (Fan¿¿) Through the Lens of ¿A¿¿¿r

Chapter Ten: Virtue in the Narrative Poetry of R¿m¿

Conclusion: A Brief Case for Relevance

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Genre: Importe, Religion & Theologie
Religion: Nichtchristliche Religionen
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781786072016
ISBN-10: 1786072017
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Zargar, Cyrus Ali
Hersteller: ONEWorld Publications
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Produktsicherheitsverantwortliche/r, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 231 x 151 x 28 mm
Von/Mit: Cyrus Ali Zargar
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.01.2018
Gewicht: 0,46 kg
Artikel-ID: 108879132
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