Sufi Cosmology / / edited by Christian Lange and Alexander Knysh.

• Superior document: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ; 154/2
• TeilnehmendeR: Lange, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2023.; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 1 The Near and Middle East ; 154/2.; Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (425 pages)
• Other title: Contents -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction: What Is Sufi Cosmology? /
• ISBN: 9789004392618
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Christian Lange and Alexander Knysh.

This volume discusses the origin and structure of the universe in mystical Islam (Sufism) with special reference to parallel realms of existence and their interaction. Contributors address Sufi ideas about the fate of human beings in this and future life under three rubrics: (1) cosmogony and eschatology (“where do we come from?” and “where do we go?”); (2) conceptualizations of the world of the here-and-now (“where are we now?”); and (3) visualizations of realms of existence, their hierarchy and mutual relationships (“where are we in relation to other times and places?”). Contributors are Christian Lange, Alexander Knysh, Noah Gardiner, Stephen Hirtenstein, Saeko Yazaki, Jean-Jacques Thibon, Leah Kinberg, Sara Sviri, Munjed M. Murad, Simon O’Meara, Pierre Lory, Mathieu Terrier, Michael Ebstein, Binyamin Abrahamov and Frederick Colby.