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The Prophet`s Ascension – Cross–Cultural Encounters with the Islamic Mi`raj Tales

Autor Christiane Gruber, Frederick S. Colby
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 ian 2010
The tales of the mi'raj describe the prophet Muhammad's journey through the heavens, his encounters with prophets and angels, and his visit to heaven and hell. The tales are among Islam's most popular, appearing in Arabic, Persian, and Turkish literature, and in later adaptations throughout the Muslim world. Often serving as narratives designed to promote the worldview of particular Muslim groups, the tales were also a means for communities to construct rules of normative behavior and ritual practices, and were used to assert the superiority of Islam over other religions. The essays in this collection discuss the formation of this narrative, the mi'raj as a missionary text, its various adaptations, its application to esoteric thought, and its use in performance and ritual.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253353610
ISBN-10: 0253353610
Pagini: 440
Ilustrații: 24 b&w illustrations, 32 colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 186 x 263 x 38 mm
Greutate: 1.23 kg
Editura: MH – Indiana University Press
Locul publicării:United States

Cuprins

List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; IntroductionI. The Formation of Mi`raj Narratives as Missionary Texts 1. Tours of Hell and Punishments of Sinners in Mi`raj Narratives: Use and Meaning of Eschatology in Muhammad's Ascension Roberto Tottoli; 2. The Ilkhanid Mi`rajnama as an Illustrated Prayer Manual Christiane Gruber; 3. The Jews at the Edge of the World in a Timurid-era Mi`rajnama: The Islamic Ascension Narrative as a Missionary Text Maria Subtelny; 4. The Chaghatay Mi`rajnama Attributed to Hakim Süleyman Ata: A Missionary Text From the 12th or 13th Century Preserved in Modern Manuscripts Max Scherberger; 5. Contesting the Eschaton in Medieval Iberia: The Polemical Intersection of Beatus of Liébana's Commentary on the Apocalypse and the Prophet's Mi`rajnama Heather CoffeyII. The Adaptation of Mi`raj Narratives in Esoteric and Literary Contexts 6. Early Imami Shi`i Narratives and Contestation over Intimate Colloquy Scenes in Muhammad's Mi`raj Frederick Colby; 7. Prophetic Ascent and the Initiatory Ascent in Qadi al-Nu`man's Asas al-Ta'wil Elizabeth Alexandrin; 8. Mi`raj and the Language of Legitimation in the Medieval Islamic and Jewish Philosophical Traditions: A Case Study of Avicenna and Abraham ibn Ezra Aaron Hughes; 9. Pious Journey, Sacred Desire: Observations on the Mi`raj in Early Anatolian Turkish Verse Narratives Selim Kuru; 10. Skepticism and Forgiveness: The Mi`rac in Veysi's Dürretü t-tac Gottfried Hagen; 11. Mystical Love, Prophetic Compassion, and Ethics: An Ascension Narrative in the Medieval Bengali Nabivamsa of Saiyad Sultan Ayesha Irani; 12. Persian Illustrated Lithographed Books on the Mi`raj: Improving Children's Shi`i Beliefs in the Qajar Period Ali BoozariIII. The Mi`raj as Performance and Ritual 13. Reading the Mi`raj Account as a Theatrical Performance: the Case of Ma`arij al-Nubuwwa Özgen Felek; 14. Reworking the Ascension in Ottoman Lands: An Eighteenth-Century Mi`rajnama in Greek from Epirus Phokion Kotzageorgis; 15. Shah Isma`ilsafevi and the Mi`raj: Hata'i's Vision of a Sacred Assembly Amelia Gallagher; 16. When Muhammad Went on the Miraç He Saw a Lion On the Road: The Miraç in the Alevi-Bektasi Tradition Vernon SchubelBibliography; Contributors; Index

Recenzii

"Rigorous in its scholarship, engaging in its writing, and theoretically groundbreaking, The Prophet's Ascension confronts a topic critical to the history and religion of Islam and to the wider discussion of religions, boundaries, and cultural-religious contestation." Michael Sells, University of Chicago Divinity School

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Adapting Islam's most popular tales in art and literature