Collects and interprets the literary legacy of Nūrī, an early Sufi
master known for his ecstatic behaviour, eccentric acts, and
passionate poems of mystical love. One of the so-called ecstatic (or
intoxicated) Sufis of Baghdad, Abū usayn al-Nūrī (d. 907/8) was
famous for his quasi-blasphemous utterances and shocking public
behavior. He was often enraptured by a passionate love of God that led
him to eccentric acts that scandalized both ordinary people and the
religious authorities. Besides yielding to divine love and beauty, he
would occasionally come near succumbing to bodily temptations and
carnal passions. Despite Nūrī's outrageous behavior, Junayd, the
moderate or sober Sufi par excellence, held him in high esteem, kept
corresponding with him, and commented upon his controversial ecstatic
sayings. This book collects Nūrī's literary legacy by surveying the
sources for his life-poems, sayings, and comments on the Quran,
including an exchange of letters between him and Junayd preserved in
the Cairo Genizah-and by discussing the authorship of the Stations of
the Hearts, which has been widely attributed to Nūrī.
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The Ecstatic Sufi Nūrī
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ISBN
9781438498447
Publisert
2023
Utgiver
State University of New York Press (SUNY Press)
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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