Lumbard Ahmad al-Ghazali, Remembrance, and the Metaphysics of Love

1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4384-5966-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 270 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Reihe: SUNY series in Islam

Discusses the work of a central, but poorly understood, figure in the development of Persian Sufism, Ahmad al-Ghazali.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lumbard, Joseph E. B.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamische Gruppen: Sufis

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgements

Introduction
Why Study Ahmad al-Ghazali
Studies on Ahmad al-Ghazali
The Goal of this Book

Part I. Life and History

1. Sources for the Ahmad al-Ghazali Tradition
Works by Ahmad al-Ghazali
Primary Sources for al-Ghazali's Vita Summary

2. The Life and Times of Ahmad al-Ghazali
The Saljuqs
The Stages of Ahmad al-Ghazali's Life

Part II. Practice and Teachings

3. Ahmad al-Ghazali's Spiritual Practice
Spiritual Practice
Summary of Practice

4. The Roots of Ahmad al-Ghazali's Teachings
Satanology
Love
Love in Sufi Literature Before the 6th/12th Century
Summary

5. Ahmad al-Ghazali's Metaphysics of Love
The Form and the Message
The Oneness of Love
The Stages of the Path

Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index of Names and Terms

Über Autor(innen)

Joseph E. B. Lumbard is Assistant Professor in the Department of Arabic and Translation Studies at the American University of Sharjah and author of Submission, Faith, and Beauty: The Religion of Islam.