Ḏū l-Nūn al-Miṣrī and Early Islamic Mysticism
The article analyzes some of the main teachings that are attributed to Ḏū l-Nūn al-Miṣrī (died ca 245/859-860), a prominent figure in the formative period of the Sufi tradition. These teachings are reflected in the many sayings that are ascribed to Ḏū l-Nūn in Sufi literature, in non-Sufi biographic...
| Published in: | Arabica |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2014
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Arabica
Year: 2014, Volume: 61, Issue: 5, Pages: 559-612 |
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Sufism
Ḏū l-Nūn al-Miṣrī
Egypt
North Africa
historiography
hagiography
biography
biographical dictionaries
Occult
magic
alchemy
Hermetic tradition
hermeticism
neoplatonism
shiism
ismailism
B Soufisme Ḏū l-Nūn al-Miṣrī Égypte Afrique du Nord historiographie hagiographie biographie dictionnaires biographiques occulte magie alchimie tradition hermétique hermétisme néoplatonisme chiisme ismaélisme |
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| Summary: | The article analyzes some of the main teachings that are attributed to Ḏū l-Nūn al-Miṣrī (died ca 245/859-860), a prominent figure in the formative period of the Sufi tradition. These teachings are reflected in the many sayings that are ascribed to Ḏū l-Nūn in Sufi literature, in non-Sufi biographical dictionaries, and in several other medieval Islamic sources, all dating from the 4th/10th century onwards. The article demonstrates the historical problems related to the figure of Ḏū l-Nūn al-Miṣrī, and, in this context, particular attention is given to the occult tendencies that are attributed to him in various writings. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0585 |
| Contains: | In: Arabica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700585-12341318 |