Words of Power
Hurufi Teachings between Shi'ism and Sufism in Medieval Islam According to his Jawidan-nama-yi kabir Astarabadi"
Words of Power
Hurufi Teachings between Shi'ism and Sufism in Medieval Islam According to his Jawidan-nama-yi kabir Astarabadi"
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The Jawidan-nama-yi kabir ('Great Book of Eternity') was the magnum opus of Fadl Allah Astarabadi (d. 796/1394) and provided the basis of the Hurufi movement. Today it is one of the most important known texts belonging to the mystical and messianic current that became particularly active in Iran and Anatolia following the Mongol rule. It illuminates the contemporary reconfiguration of religious and political authority along messianic and charismatic lines that took place in the Islamic East, which arguably contributed to the rise and consolidation of the Ottoman, Safawid and Mughal dynasties. Words of Power is the first comprehensive study of Fadl Allah's seminal work. Orkhan Mir-Kasimov summarises Fadl Allah's biography, charts the history of the Hurufi movement, contextualises the Jawidan-nama within Islamic intellectual history, and considers its lasting impact in the Muslim world.
Table of Contents
Preface and Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part I : Cosmogony and Cosmology: The Language of the Creation
Part II : Prophetology: The Descent of the Word and its Return to the Origin
Part III : Soteriology and Eschatology
Conclusion: The Jawidan-nama in the Context of Islamic Thought
Glossary of Key Technical Terms
Inventory I : Hadiths and Sayings
Inventory II : Biblical Citations
Index of Quranic Quotations
Persian Text of the Citations
Bibliography
General Index
Product details
| Published | 06 Jan 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 608 |
| ISBN | 9781784531539 |
| Imprint | I.B. Tauris |
| Dimensions | Not specified |
| Series | Shi'i Heritage Series |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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