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

• Autore: Ibn al-ʻArabī <1165-1240.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford : , : Anqa Pub., , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (viii, 127, 20 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 892.7134
• Soggetto topico: Sufi poetry, Arabic
• Altri autori: JaffrayAngela
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The universal tree and the four birds
• ISBN: 1-905937-14-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910778000203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II