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Informationen zum Autor Muhammad Ali Aziz received his PhD from the University of Michigan! Ann Arbor. He has taught at Princeton University and the University of Michigan. He currently teaches at Yale University and is translating three medieval treatises by Ibn 'Alwan. Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. This title presents a portrait of Ibn 'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the history of Sufism and Islam. Zusammenfassung Scholar, mystic and visionary, Ibn 'Alwan lived through the transition from Ayyubid to Rasulid rule in thirteenth-century Yemen. This title presents a portrait of Ibn 'Alwan, delineating the religious and political background in Yemen, the development of Sufi orders, and the impact of Ibn 'Alwan on the history of Sufism and Islam. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsNotes on Transliteration and DatesAcknowledgementsIntroduction I. Medieval Yemen’s Islamic Environment II. Sufism in Yemen Prior to the 13th Century III. The Life and Works of Ibn ‘Alwân IV. Ibn ‘Alwân’s Theological Views V. Ibn ‘Alwân and the Sufi Tradition VI. The Fundamentals of Ibn ‘Alwân’s Sufi Thought VII. The Islamic Concept of Sainthood and Ibn ‘Alwân as a Saint VIII. Zaydî Imams and the Sufi Tradition in Yemen IX. Sufism in Yemen after the Age of Ibn ‘Alwân Conclusion BibliographyIndex
