Walāya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism - Shayesteh Ghofrani

Walāya in the Formative Period of Shi'ism and Sufism

A Comparative Analysis
Buch | Softcover
188 Seiten
2024
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-032-43252-6 (ISBN)
49,85 inkl. MwSt
Focused on Shi’ism and Sufism in the formative period of Islam, this book examines the development of the concept of walāya, a complex term that has, over time, acquired a wide range of relationships with other theological ideas, chiefly in relation to the notion of authority.

The book offers a textual and comparative analysis of walāya based on primary sources in the ninth and tenth centuries, from both Shi’i and Sufi circles. The starting point is one of the oldest surviving Shi’i sources, Kitāb Sulaym. Alongside this, the author analyses al-Īḍāḥ of Faḍl Shādhān al-Nishābūrī, Kitāb al-Maḥāsin of al-Barqī and Kitāb al-Kāfī of al-Kulaynī. Three major texts in Sufism are considered: Kitāb al-Ṣidq by Abū Saʿīd al-Kharrāz, Tafsīr al-Qurʾan al-ʿAẓīm by Sahl al-Tustarī, and Al-Tirmidhī’s Kitāb Sīrat al-Awliyāʾ. Together, these sources highlight the doctrinal aspects of walāya, exploring the identity, function, appointment, and description of those considered 'walī'. The author ultimately argues that walāya is a cluster of rich, deep-rooted responses to the question of authority, developed within both Shi’ism and Sufism after the death of the Prophet.

The book is much-needed reading for students and scholars interested in Shi’i and Sufi studies and Islamic philosophy.

Shayesteh Ghofrani is an independent scholar. After completing her Masters in Continental Philosophy, she received her PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter and continued with a postdoc at the Institute of Ismaili Studies in the UK. Her research interests include the formative period of Islamic history with a focus on Shi’ism and Sufism.

Introduction 1. Walāya in Formative Shi’ism 2. Development of Walāya in Formative Shi’ism 3. Walāya in Formative Sufism 4. Development of Walāya in Formative Sufism 5. A Comparative Study of Walāya in Shi’ism and Sufism Conclusion

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Routledge Sufi Series
Zusatzinfo 1 Tables, black and white; 4 Line drawings, black and white; 4 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 370 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Islam
ISBN-10 1-032-43252-7 / 1032432527
ISBN-13 978-1-032-43252-6 / 9781032432526
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