Yousef Casewit: 1 book
The Mystics of al-Andalus
Ibn Barrajān and Islamic Thought in the Twelfth Century
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2017
The twelfth century CE was a watershed moment for mysticism in the Muslim West. In al-Andalus, the pioneers of this mystical tradition, the Mu'tabirun or 'Contemplators', championed a synthesis between Muslim scriptural sources and Neoplatonic cosmology. Ibn Barrajān of Seville was most responsible...
