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Satan's Tragedy and Redemption: Iblīs in Sufi Psychology

By Peter J. Awn

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Publisher
BRILL
Year
1983
ISBN
9004069062, 9789004378636, 9789004069060
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
19 MB (19833566 bytes)
Series
Numen Book Series, Vol. 44
Pages
\247
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2021-04-27 11:15:32

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SATAN'S TRAGEDY AND REDEMPTION: IBLĪS IN SUFI PSYCHOLOGY TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword Preface Introduction I. Mythic Biography A. Origins and Life History 1. lblīs: the Qurʾān and pre-Islamic sources 2. lblīs: angel, jinn, asceti 3. lblīs: the confrontation with Adam 4. lblīs: the consequences of refusal 5. lblīs: the seduction of Adam and Eve B. The Perspective of Ḥadīth 1. Sources 2. lblīs/ Ash-Shayṭān: man's nature and psychic life 3. lblīs/ Ash-Shayṭān: prayer-life, eating, drinking, and ritual purity 4. lblīs/ Ash-Shayṭān: night, a time of heightened power 5. lblīs/ Ash-Shayṭān: the assistance God grants against the foe II. lblīs: The One-Eyed A. The Wily lblīs 1. lblīs: Sufi assimilation and amplification of biographical data 2. lblīs: spiritual and psychological theory based on ḥadīth themes 3. lblīs: the world and other ploys 4. lblīs: refuge from Satan the Stoned 5. lblīs: the manipulation of the good B. The Prideful lblīs 1. lblīs: the sin of ''I'' 2. lblīs: the plea of coercion 3. lblīs: God's irāda and amr 4. lblīs: frustration at the hands of holy men 5. lblīs: tragic yet evil III. lblīs: Model of the Mystic Man A. The Science of Opposites 1. lblīs: preacher, monotheist, and martyr 2. lblīs and Moses on Mount Sinai 3. lblīs: chamberlain of illa ͗llāh, black light of divine power, and curl on the cheek of the Beloved 4. lblīs: the paradox of fulfillment through separation 5. lblīs: predestined yet free B. From Condemnation to Rehabilitation 1. lblīs: recapitulation of fundamental themes—I 2. Jesus and the rock 3. lblīs: recapitulation of fundamental themes—II 4. lblīs: the saving power of martyrdom 5. lblīs: the return to the One Summary and Conclusion 1. Summary 2. Conclusion Appendix Bibliography Index A. Qurʾān References B. Names and Places C. Subjects

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