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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778000203321

Autore

Ibn al-ʻArabī <1165-1240.>

Titolo

The universal tree and the four birds : Treatise on unification (al-Ittiḥād al-kawnī) / / Muḥyiddīn Ibn ʻArabī ; introduction, translation and commentary, Angela Jaffray

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford : , : Anqa Pub., , 2006

ISBN

1-905937-14-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (viii, 127, 20 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Mystical treatises of Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArabi

Altri autori (Persone)

JaffrayAngela

Disciplina

892.7134

Soggetti

Sufi poetry, Arabic

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Published in association with the Muhyiddin Ibn ʻArab Society.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-121) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgements; Of the Tree and its Four Birds, by Rafi Zabor; Biography of Ibn 'Arabi'; Introduction; Overview; Stylistic Considerations; Treatise on Unification; Dedication; Discourse of the Universal Tree; Discourse of the Ringdove; Discourse of the Royal Eagle; Discourse of the Strange 'Anqå'; Discourse of the Jet-Black Crow; Commentary; The Title; The Proemial Poems; The Dedicatee; The Fourth Poem; Meetings in the Barzakh; Soliloquies of the Universal Tree and the Four Birds; Cosmic Marriage and the Genealogy of the Birds; Appendix: The Edition of the Text; Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Through the story of the universal tree, representing the complete human being, and the four birds, representing the four essential aspects of existence, Ibn 'Arabi explains his teaching on the nature and meaning of union with God. Providing an excellent initiation into the often complex works of Ibn 'Arabi, this brief, delightful tale is the first English translation of an important, early work, complete with Arabic text, commentary, and notes.