The texture of the divine : imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought

Publication Data

• Title The texture of the divine : imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought
• Author Aaron W. Hughes
• Publisher Indiana University Press
• Publication date 2004
• Publication location Bloomington, Ind.
• Language English

Descriptive Notes

Includes the text of an English translation of Abraham ben Meïr Ibn Ezra's Ḥai ben Meḳits.

Contents

Reading the divine: a user's guide to the initiatory tale
Reading between the lines: text as encounter with the divine
Polishing a dirty mirror: the philosophic imagination
The initiation of the philosopher: ritual poetics and the quest for meaning
"God is beautiful and loves beauty": the role of aesthetics in medieval Islamic and Jewish philosophy
Appendix: Ḥay ben Meqitz: an initiatory tale by Abraham ibn Ezra.

Topics

• Ascension of the soul
• Image of God :: Comparative studies
• Imagination :: Religious aspects :: Islam
• Imagination :: Religious aspects :: Judaism
• Neoplatonism in literature
• United States

The texture of the divine : imagination in medieval Islamic and Jewish thought by Aaron W. Hughes. ISBN 0253343534. Published by Indiana University Press in 2004. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.