🟥EP036 Dr. Kevin Blankinship on Ibn ʿArabī (1165-1240 CE): The Red Sulphur sings. Part 10 of 12 - Spring of Classical Arabic Poetry

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Ibn ʿArabī was an Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher. He is renowned among practitioners of Sufism by the names al-Shaykh al-Akbar ("the Greatest Shaykh"; from here the Akbarian school derives its name).</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><span style= "text-decoration: underline;">Timestamps</span></span><br /> 01:36 Ibn ʿArabī was born in 1165 in Andalusia whose literary history we covered in episode 35. What do we know about his socio-political context?</p> <p>06:12 Ibn ʿArabī lived an iterant life and is buried in Damascus. What do we know about his life?</p> <p>10:25 Ibn ʿArabī was a prolific writer. His collection of poetry is said tospan five volumes and is mostly unedited it seems. How would you characterise his literary work?</p> <p>17:44 Ibn ʿArabī continues to be a decisive figure in Muslim theology. How would you characterise his literary legacy?</p> <p>21:57 Finally, let's end with a sample and translation.</p> <p>For more on our guest, see <a href= "https://kblankinship.com/">kblankinship.com.</a><br /> <br /> Sponsored by <a href= "https://abbasidhistorypodcast.libsyn.com/shop.ihrc.org">shop.ihrc.org</a></p> <p>Get 15% off with discount code AHP15 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Contact IHRC Bookshop for details.</p> <p> </p>