The Makeover of Ḥayy: Transformations of the Sage’s Image from Avicenna to Ibn Ṭufayl
Abstract This paper focuses on the literary relationship between Ibn Ṭufayl’s Ḥayy and Avicenna’s (the latter being ostensibly the immediate source of inspiration of the former), and on the philosophical implications of this literary relationship. While Ibn Ṭufayl borrowed Avicenna’s protagonists an...
| Published in: | Oriens |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Oriens
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| Further subjects: | B
Avicenna
B initiation story B fiṭra B Ḥayy Ibn Yaqẓān B Ibn Ṭufayl B Ḥunayn b. Isḥāq B Ibn Masarra |
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| Summary: | Abstract This paper focuses on the literary relationship between Ibn Ṭufayl’s Ḥayy and Avicenna’s (the latter being ostensibly the immediate source of inspiration of the former), and on the philosophical implications of this literary relationship. While Ibn Ṭufayl borrowed Avicenna’s protagonists and framework, he eliminated the figure of the guiding sage, thus breaking sharply not only from Avicenna but also from the conventions of the literary genre that served as his model, the initiation story. This paper is primarily dedicated to presenting this dramatic, yet hitherto under-estimated, change, and to examining possible explanations for Ibn Ṭufayl’s revolutionary move. |
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| ISSN: | 1877-8372 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Oriens
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18778372-20210002 |