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Islamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In
The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.
Innovative, engaging, and approachable, this work - the first in the English language to explore Islamic ethics in the fascinating context of narrative - will be a valuable resource for both students and scholars.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction
Part One Islamic Philosophy Chapter One: The Humors (
al-akhl¿¿) and Character Traits (
al-akhl¿q) According to the Brethren of Purity
Chapter Two: Virtue Ethics in Avicenna's Philosophical Allegories
Chapter Three: The Virtues, from Philosophy to Scripture: Refining Character Traits in Miskawayh and Ghaz¿l¿
Chapter Four: Reason, Revelation, and Discovering the Virtuous in Ibn ¿ufayl's Literary Thought Experiment
Chapter Five: From Humors to Pure Light: Knowledge and Virtue in the Allegories of Suhraward¿
Part Two Sufism Chapter Six: The Soul's Constant Returning: Repentance (
Tawba) in the Sufi Legacy of Jäfar al-¿¿diq
Chapter Seven: Distancing Oneself from the Worldly: Renunciation (
Zuhd) According to al-Mü¿sib¿ and al-Sarr¿j
Chapter Eight: Self-Awareness that Leads to Self-Loss:
Fut
uwwa as a Compound Virtue in the Legacy of An¿¿r¿
Chapter Nine: The Completion of Ethics: Self-Annihilation (
Fan¿¿) Through the Lens of ¿A¿¿¿r
Chapter Ten: Virtue in the Narrative Poetry of R¿m¿
Conclusion: A Brief Case for Relevance
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
Über den Autor / die Autorin
Cyrus Ali Zargar is Associate Professor of Religion at Augustana College, in Rock Island, Illinois, where his primary research interest is the literature of medieval Sufism in Arabic and Persian.
