In search of the lost heart : explorations in Islamic thought / / William C. Chittick ; edited by Mohammed Rustom, Atif Khalil, and Kazuyo Murata

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910957333603321
• Autore: Chittick William C
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Albany, : SUNY Press, c2012
• ISBN: 9781438439372; 1438439377; 9781461903994; 1461903998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (414 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): RustomMohammed; KhalilAtif; MurataKazuyo
• Disciplina: 297.4/1
• Soggetti: Sufism; Mysticism - Islam; Islam - Doctrines
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- A Note on Transliteration and Style -- Editors' Introduction -- Part I: Sufism and the Islamic Tradition -- Chapter 1: Islam in Three Dimensions -- Works, Faith, and Perfection -- Faith and Knowledge -- Iḥsān, Ikhlāṣ, and Taqwā -- Felicity -- Priorities -- Unveiling and Practice -- Chapter 2: The Bodily Gestures of the Ṣalāt -- Chapter 3: Weeping in Islam and the Sufi Tradition -- The Koran and Hadith -- Early Sufism -- Theological Implications -- Maybudī on Weeping -- Chapter 4: A Shādhilῑ Presence in Shi῾ite Islam -- Chapter 5: The Pluralistic Vision of Persian Sufi Poetry -- Chapter 6: The Real Shams-i Tabrīzī -- Chapter 7: The Koran as the Lover's Mirror -- Love and Interpretation -- A Lover's Approach to Scripture -- Part II: Ibn al-῾Arabī and His Influence -- Chapter 8: A History of the Term Waḥdat al-Wujūd -- Tawḥīd -- Ibn al-῾Arabī -- Ṣadr al-Dīn Qūnawī -- Mu᾿ayyid al-Dīn Jandī and Sa῾īd al-Dīn Farghānī -- Ibn Sab῾īn -- Awḥad al-Dīn Balyānī -- Sa῾d al-Dīn Ḥammūya and ῾Azīz al-Dīn ; Nasafī -- Ibn Taymiyya -- Orientalists -- The Meanings of the Term Waḥdat al-Wujūd -- Supporters -- Opponents -- Chapter 9: The Question of Ibn al-῾Arabī's "Influence" on Rūmī -- Ibn al-῾Arabī's "Influence" on the Mathnawī -- Ibn al-῾Arabī's "Influence" on ῾Aṭṭār (!) -- Chapter 10: Ibn al-῾Arabī on the Benefit of Knowledge -- Chapter 11: Qūnawī, Neoplatonism, and the Circle of Ascent -- Qūnawī and Neoplatonism -- The Circle of Being -- The Point at the Center -- The Circular Ascent -- The Human Soul -- Chapter 12: Farghānī on Oneness and Manyness -- The One and the Many -- Duality in the Cosmos -- The Two Extremes -- The Actual Situation -- Chapter 13: Jāmī on the Perfect Man -- The All-Comprehensive Name -- The Hidden Treasure -- God's Vicegerent -- Chapter 14: Two Treatises by Khwāja Khurd -- Khwāja Khurd -- The Treatise on the Gnostic.; The Light of Oneness -- Chapter 15: A Debate Between the Soul and the Spirit -- The Setting -- The Debate -- The Mystery's Judgment -- The Birth of the Heart -- Final Union -- Chapter 16: A Chishtī Handbook from Bijapur -- Theory and Practice -- Shaykh Maḥmūd's Scheme -- Shaykh Maḥmūd's Commentary -- Part III: Islamic Philosophy -- Chapter 17: Rūmī and the Wooden Leg of Reason -- Chapter 18: Bābā Afḍal's Psychology -- Immortality -- The Argument from Wujūd -- Chapter 19: Mullā Ṣadrā on Perception -- Perception -- Levels of Perception -- Levels of Existence -- Presence -- Mental Existence -- The Potency of the Soul -- Chapter 20: Eschatology in Islamic Thought -- Eschatology in the Koran and the Hadith -- The Grave -- The Resurrection -- The Weighing -- The Book -- The Questioning -- The Pond -- The Path -- The Garden -- The Fire -- The Hour -- The Origin and the Return -- Man's Infinite Potentiality -- The Role of the Body -- Equilibrium and Deviation: Mercy and Wrath -- Death and the Barzakh -- The Lesser Resurrection -- The Greater Resurrection -- Chapter 21: The Circle of Life -- Life and Death -- Traversing the Circle -- Chapter 22: The Goal of Philosophy -- Part IV: Reflections on Contemporary Issues -- Chapter 23: The Metaphysical Roots of War and Peace -- Varieties of Peace -- Peace with God -- Peace with Caprice and This World -- War for God's Sake -- War Against God -- A Final Word -- Chapter 24: Harmony with the Cosmos -- The Signs of God -- Human Vicegerency -- The Servant of God -- Chapter 25: Stray Camels in China -- First Principles -- Two Perspectives -- Human Ambiguity -- The Precedence of Mercy -- The Priority of Inclusivism -- Chapter 26: In Search of the Lost Heart -- The Muslim Worldview -- The Human Situation -- The Path of Love -- The Original Heart -- Stages of Learning.; Appendix I: A Chronological List of Historical Figures Cited -- Appendix II: Chapter Sources -- Appendix III: Books by William C. Chittick -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index of Koranic Passages -- Index of Hadiths and Sayings -- Index of Names and Technical Terms.
• Sommario/riassunto: Renowned scholar William C. Chittick explores the worldview of Islam in a series of essays written over thirty-six years.