Makers of the Muslim World: Aisha al-Ba'uniyya : A life in Praise of Love
By: Homerin, Th. Emilselect image to view/enlarge/scroll
By: | Homerin, Th. Emil |
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Language: | English |
Format: | Hardcover |
Pages: | 156 pp |
Publisher: | One World Academic, London 2019 |
Dimensions: | 14 x 21 cm |
ISBN-13: | 9781786076106 |
Topic: | Islam - Biography - History |
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The first full-scale biography of al-Ba‘uniyya in the English language, this volume provides a rare glimpse into the life and writings of a medieval Muslim woman in her own words. Homerin presents her work in the wider context of late-medieval Islamic spirituality, examining the influence of figures such as Ibn al-‘Arabi, al-Busiri and Ibn al-Farid, and emphasising the role of the person of the Prophet Muhammad in her spirituality. Aisha al-Ba‘uniyya is a fascinating introduction to a figure described by a sixteenth-century biographer as ‘one of the marvels of her age’.