1st Edition
Ibn al-'Arabi and Islamic Intellectual Culture From Mysticism to Philosophy
Introduction 1 Theoretical Considerations: Cutting the Pie of Mysticism, Philosophy, and Theology 2 Setting the Stage for the School of Ibn al-ʿArabī 3 Metaphysical Preliminaries 4 Qūnawī’s Metaphysics 5 Jandī’s Use of Wujūd and Related Concepts 6 Kāshānī: Conditioning and Proving God’s Existence 7 Qayṣarī and the Centrality of Existence Conclusion
Biography
Caner K. Dagli, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross, is a specialist in Sufism, Islamic philosophy, interfaith dialogue, and Quranic studies.
"He brings together a close reading of daunting primary sources with the findings of a wide range of specialists, demonstrating in the process his own impressive analytic and synthetic talents. With remarkable lucidity, he chisels away long, drawn out metaphysical arguments and gets to their heart in a few sentences."
Atif Khail, Assoc. Prof., University of Lethbridge, Nazariyat Journal for the History of Islamic Philosophy and Sciences
"Much more can be said about the significance of this study. The first three chapters are indispensable for the serious reader, as they offer a very nuanced and seasoned reading of Islamic metaphysics..."
Ramzi Taleb, University of Toronto, Journal of the Muhyiddin Ibn 'Arabi Society
