From virtue to apocalypse
The understanding of sainthood in a medieval Sufi order
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3941994 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Richard J A Mcgregor (Institut Français d'Archéologie Orientale au Caire, 37 al-Cheikh Aly Youssef, B. P. Qasr el-Ayni 11562, Cairo 11441, Egypt, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 30 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 167-178 |
| Publication date | 2001-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0008-4298 • E-ISSN: 2042-0587 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/000842980103000203 |
| OpenAlex | W1980098888 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
Although the concept of sanctity is well-established in the Islamic tradition, it was not among the theologians that it was considered and debated. This task was taken up by the mystics. The period from the 10th to the 14th century saw both dramatic innovations and subtle arguments advanced. This article will explore this debate by focussing on its development within one Sufi order. A significant development soon becomes apparent, one which begins with a conception of sainthood as an ideal spiritual virtue, but escalates to assertions of a final ultimate saint who marks the end of time. The conceptual shift among these mystical thinkers moves from concern with the spiritual stations of the aspirant to arguments over the identity of an apocalyptic "seal" of sainthood
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Art history · Epistemology · Ideal (ethics · Identity (music · Islam · Literature · Mysticism · Order (exchange · Period (music · SAINT · Seal (emblem · Theology · Virtue · Archaeology and Historical Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Medieval and Classical Philosophy · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |