The Sufi doctrine of man : : Sadr al-Din al-Qunawi's metaphysical anthropology / / by Richard Todd.

• Superior document: Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science, Volume 90
• VerfasserIn: Todd, Richard, 1968-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Islamic philosophy, theology, and science ; Volume 90.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (246 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In The Sufi Doctrine of Man , Richard Todd examines the life and thought of Ibn 'Arabī's chief disciple, Ṣadr al-Dīn al-Qūnawī (13th century C.E.). Making use of manuscript sources, he analyzes and contextualizes Qūnawī's esoteric vision of the nature and purpose of human existence, a doctrine which incorporates core elements of Qūnawī's metaphysics, cosmology, psychology, and eschatology. Qūnawī's thought is placed in relation to Ibn 'Arabī's and that of the Ikhwān al-Ṣafā', and his interaction with the Avicennian tradition is explored by focusing on his dialogue with the philosopher al-Ṭūsī. Although not as famous as his master, Qūnawī is shown to have been a sophisticated metaphysician in his own right, who had a major impact on Sufi thought.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- Life and Times -- Qūnawī’s Corpus -- Intellectual Currents and Debates -- Cosmology -- Man’s Metaphysical Origins -- The Human State -- Liberation -- The Reception of Qūnawī’s Thought -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1 Critical List of Qūnawī’s Works -- Appendix 2 Qūnawī’s Ijāzas to Farghānī and Jandī -- Appendix 3 Translated Excerpts from Qūnawī’s Epistemological Texts -- Bibliography -- Index.