The Sufi Doctrine of Man: Ṣadr Al-Dīn Al-Qūnawī's Metaphysical Anthropology

by Richard Todd

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004271236
• ISBN13: 9789004271234
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 246 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"