The Will to Be Unveiled
Sufi Autobiographies in Classical Sufism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23211986 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arin Salamah-Qudsi (0000-0001-6803-0802, Schlumberger (Ireland), corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 199-207 |
| Publication date | 2012-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Al-Masāq (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0950-3110 • E-ISSN: 1473-348X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09503110.2012.684745 |
| OpenAlex | W2183255391 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
While autobiography as a special genre increasingly occupies an important position in modern scholarship, independent Sufi autobiographies still require additional and detailed examination. The current paper seeks to examine two spiritual autobiographies known very well in the history of Sufism: Al-Ḥakīm al-Tirmidhī's Badʾ shaʾn, and Rūzbihān al-Baqlī's Kashf al-asrār. References to these works in modern research do not go beyond the assumption that they may represent visionary autobiographies, dreams, and mystical, extraordinary experiences and states. In the framework of this paper, we consider it essential to regard both texts as serious indicators of different realities, contexts, and mystic discourses.
Aesthetics · Art · Biography · Islam · Literature · Mysticism · Political science · Scholarship · Sufism · Theology · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.21 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2021 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |