What is Negative Theology? Lessons from the Encounter of Two Sufis
This article introduces the debate of two Andalusian Sufis to address a major theoretical difficulty regarding the concept of “negative theology.” It analyzes the encounter of Ibn ʿArabī with a Muʿtazilite Sufi master, al-Qabrafīqī, at the end of the twelfth century in Seville, and delineates the ri...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2018]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2018, Volume: 86, Issue: 1, Pages: 181-211 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Sufism
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B Ibn-al-ʿArabī 1165-1240 / Ibn-Ǧunaid al-Qabrafīqī, Abū ʿAbd Allāh Ǧabr ca. 12. Jh. |
| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism BJ Islam |
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