{"product_id":"muhammads-ascension-in-muslim-spain-elaborations-and-contestations-of-the-mi-703-r-257-j-in-the-eleventh-to-twelfth-century-maghrib-hardcover","title":"Muhammad's Ascension in Muslim Spain: Elaborations and Contestations of the Mi\u0026#703;r\u0026#257;j in the Eleventh- To Twelfth-Century Maghrib - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrederick S. Colby\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA survey of the Muslim, Jewish, and Christian debates and mystical discussions about Muhammad's heavenly journey that took place in early medieval Spain.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book demonstrates how Muhammad's heavenly journey, as discussed throughout the eleventh and twelfth centuries in the western Mediterranean, was the site both of polemical religious debates and of a rich and varied tradition of mystical commentary. Out of these fertile contexts sprang two very influential sets of ascension discourses: First, the growth of the \"Perfect and Complete\" version of the Islamic ascension tale that spread throughout the Muslim world; second, the complex and multidimensional mystical interpretations of Muhammad's journey by one of the most famous Sufis of all time, the \"Grand Master\" Muhyi al-Din Ibn 'Arabi (d. 1240 CE). This work surveys key sources of this Andalusi contemplative tradition and also includes a complete translation of one of its very earliest written texts, preserved in a unique fragmentary Arabic manuscript, making this important historical document accessible to scholars, students, and general audiences alike for the very first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrederick S. Colby \u003c\/b\u003eis Associate Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Oregon. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eNarrating Muhammad's Night Journey: Tracing the Development of the Ibn Abbās Ascension Discourse\u003c\/i\u003e, also published by SUNY Press, and the editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eThe Subtleties of the Ascension: Lataif al-Miraj: Early Mystical Sayings on Muhammad's Heavenly Journey.\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 178\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760062726432,"sku":"9798855800746","price":188.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/20030dff3e7a1d69a6a7ab73db904fce.webp?v=1780170427","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/muhammads-ascension-in-muslim-spain-elaborations-and-contestations-of-the-mi-703-r-257-j-in-the-eleventh-to-twelfth-century-maghrib-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}