The Neoplatonic Roots of Apophatic Theology in Medieval Islam on the Example of Maqāmāt aṭ-ṭuyūr/Manṭiq aṭ-ṭayr (The Conference of the Birds) by ʿAṭṭār Nīšāpūrī (ca. 1145–1221)
This study will focus on the metaphysical and theological thought of Farīd ad-dīn ʿAṭṭār Nīšāpūrī, i.e. Abū Hamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm (ca. 1145/6-1221). ʿAṭṭār’s best known masterpiece, Maqāmāt aṭ-ṭuyūr (Arabic Manṭiq aṭ-ṭayr), The Conference of the Birds, is seen as the finest example of Sufi love...
| Subtitles: | Negative theology: From Anthropomorphism to Apophaticism |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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Verbum vitae
Year: 2023, Volume: 41, Issue: 3, Pages: 647-672 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
ʿAṭṭār, Farīd-ad-Dīn 1145-1221
/ Sufi
/ Sufism
/ ʿAṭṭār, Farīd-ad-Dīn 1145-1221, Manṭeq oṭ-ṭair
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BJ Islam |
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