You Are My Mirror

"Different Aesthetics" – A New Approach to Sufi Texts? The topic of the MIAS-Warburg Symposium was inspired by an interdisciplinary research project on Premodern Aesthetics spearheaded by the University of Tuebingen. It approaches aesthetic acts and artifacts not as objects suffi ...  عرض المزيد

The Body of the Caliph: Corporeal Governance of the Human Kingdom in Ibn 'Arabi's al-Tadbirat al-ilahiyya and its Commentaries In his Book of the Divine Governances for the Restoration of the Human Kingdom (K. al-Tadbirat al-ilahiyya fi islah al-mamlaka al-insaniyya), Ibn 'Arabi ...  عرض المزيد

In this very long episode, I give an introduction to one of the most significant, yet often misunderstood thinkers and mystics in history - Ibn 'Arabi.

Sources:

Chittick, William (2005). "Ibn Arabi: Heir to the Prophets". OneWorld Publications.

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Sources/Recomended Reading:

Addas, Claude (1993). "Quest for the Red Sulphur". The Islamic Texts Society.

Austin, R.W.J. (translated by) (1980). "The Bezels of Wisdom". Classics of Western Spirituality Series. Paulist Press.

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Inessa Burdich is a spiritual-scientific researcher, therapeutic consultant and coach and teaches Anthroposophical meditation courses. She has a background in physics, nanotech and international business and was formerly a professional chess player! Her work can be found at https ...  عرض المزيد

Lucia Sorbera is Associate Professor in Arab, Islamic and Middle East Studies at the University of Sydney. She chairs the Discipline of Arabic Language and Cultures and co-leads the Cooperation and Conflict Research Cluster. Her research focuses on colonial and postcolonial histo ...  عرض المزيد