Islamic Sainthood in the Fullness of Time: Ibn Al-'Arabī's Book of the Fabulous Gryphon

By: Elmore, Gerald

This volume presents the seminal treatise of the important Spanish Muslim mystic, Ibn al-'Arabī, on Islamic sainthood The Book of the Fabulous Gryphon. In highly allusive, symbolic language, the Shaykh al-Akbar reveals his manifesto of the revolutionary significance of sainthood in the person of its timely epitome, the Seal of the saints.
The first part of the book consists of a critical introduction dealing with the biographical, historical and bibliographical background to the Fabulous Gryphon, along with a thorough examination of its concepts, themes and structure. The complete, annotated translation of the Gryphon is followed by further original translations of related texts by Ibn al-'Arabī.
Apart from the Fusūs al-ḥikam, no comparable treatise by this leading figure of Islamic spirituality has ever been presented in its entirety in any western language.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004109919
• ISBN13: 9789004109919
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 778 Pages
• Weight: 3.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.1" x 9.6" x 6.4"