Thesis (Ph. D.)--Göteborg University, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-241).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2005. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 254-260).

Huwiyya is a term that essentially denotes the non-manifest aspect of God, His essence. But in the works of Ibn 'Arabī and al-Qāshānī, this term has many different applications corresponding to the many different facets of God and the many different modalities of His interaction with the Cosmos. God is fundamentally non-manifest, unfathomable to a creation that is ontologically and epistemologically incapable of comprehending Him - upon this primary signification both Sufis agree. However, al-Qāshānī discreetly breaks ranks with his master when he emphasises God's connection to His creation more than His dissociation from it in the context of this term, and though this aspect is also present in Ibn 'Arabī's usage of the term, in al-Qāshānī it is far more prominent. Moreoever, his scientific style and analytic approach stand in stark contrast to that of his predecessor. Both are the result of a pedagogical concern that supercedes commentative fidelity. However, though it is undeniable that al-Qāshānī's style is far more didactic, it more than just that, it is the forging of a new worldview - one that is completely congruent with, but still subtly different from, that of Ibn 'Arabī. But in order to elucidate this, it is necessary to analyse relevant aspects of Ibn 'Arabī's thought. In attempting to excavate these and other nuances of difference, I have been influenced by the method of Toshihiko Izutsu in using a term, huwiyya, as a window in to the thought and cosmology of Ibn 'Arabī and al-Qāshānī. I have also been influenced by Ronald Nettler's approach in Sufi Metaphysics and Qur'ānic Prophets, where Ibn 'Arabi's thought is rigorously pursued to expose underlying assumptions and arguments. I have used these approaches in my own way, and towards my own interpretative analysis which compares the works of Ibn 'Arabī and al-Qāshāni. Furthermore, I have supplemented this type of analysis, which is primary source based (and appears as such in the works of both Izutsu and Nettler) with secondary material to provide a broader context of the rationale behind the differences in style and content between the master and his disciple.

Cette étude tente de démontrer la place des zâwiyas et plus particulièrement celle de la ‘Alawiyya dans l’Algérie contemporaine et leur rôle pendant la montée du nationalisme et la lutte de libération. Parler de la persécution et de la réhabilitation de la confrérie ‘Alawiyya (et d’autres) en Algérie durant la période contemporaine, nous amène à traiter des rapports de celle-ci avec : (1) L’administration coloniale : la confrérie était étroitement surveillée par les services de la police des renseignements généraux. La stratégie de la confrérie consistait à rester neutre autant que possible mais elle n’hésitait pas à défendre la préservation de l’identité arabo-musulmane. (2) Le mouvement du réformisme : avec la parution en 1926 de la revue ach-Chihab et l’Association des Oulémas Musulmans Algériens (AOMA) fondée le 5 mai 1931 avec à sa tête le Président Ibn Badis qui contribua à la montée du sentiment nationaliste algérien. (3) Les milieux nationalistes algériens : avec lesquels la confrérie ‘Alawiyya entretenait des relations étroites notamment sous la période du Parti du Peuple Algérien (PPA). Les événements du 8 mai 1945 à Sétif précipitèrent la préparation de la Révolution algérienne pendant laquelle le cheikh Mehdi Bentounes joua un rôle actif. (4) Les gouvernements algériens successifs : La confrérie ‘Alawiyya entendait lutter contre la nationalisation des biens habous. Le gouvernement Boumediene mena une vaste campagne de persécution contre le cheikh Mehdi Bentounes et procéda à son arrestation en 1970. La confrérie agissait dorénavant sur le terrain Européen avec le cheikh Khaled Bentounes qui procéda à la création de nombreux projets culturels et de jeunesse et à la reconnaissance de nombreux projets par les instances officielles nationales et internationales. Les persécutions finirent progressivement par marginaliser un courant religieux- soufisme qui était présent en Algérie depuis le début du millénaire. Il eut fallu l’avènement de la montée du fondamentalisme religieux qui aboutit à la guerre civile dite « les années noires » pour que le Gouvernement algérien procède à la réhabilitation des confréries religieuses en Algérie. / This study will attempt to demonstrate the status of zawiyyas, and in particular that of the 'Alawiyya in contemporary Algeria, and their role during the rise of nationalism and the liberation struggle. In our discussion of the persecution and rehabilitation of the 'Alawiyya Brotherhood (and others) in Algeria during the contemporary period we will deal with the links between the 'Alawiyya and: (1) The colonial administration: the Brotherhood was closely watched by the police and intelligence agencies. The strategy of the Brotherhood was to remain neutral insofar as possible, but it did not hesitate to defend the preservation of Arab-Muslim identity. (2) The reform movement, with the appearance in 1926 of the journal ach-Chihab and the Association of Muslim Algerian Ulemas (AOMA) founded the 5th of May 1931 with at its head President Ibn Badis, who contributed to the rise of Algerian nationalist sentiment. (3)Algerian nationalist groups, with which the 'Alawiyya Brotherhood maintained close relations, notably during the period of the Party of the Algerian People (PPA) founded in 1937 by Messali Hadj. The events of 8 May 1945 in Sétif triggered the preparation of the Algerian Revolution during which the Sheikh Mehdi Bentounes played an important role. (4) Successive Algerian governments: the 'Alawiyya Brotherhood decided to come out against the nationalization of « habous » holdings. The Boumedienne government carried out a vast campaign of persecution against Sheikh Mehdi Bentounes and had him arrested in 1970. From that time the Brotherhood became active in Europe with Sheikh Khaled Bentounes, who fostered the creation of numerous cultural and youth-oriented projects which enjoyed official recognition. These waves of persecution little by little marginalized a religious current -Sufism (tasawuf)- which had been present in Algeria from the beginning of the millennium, and which was part of an essential immaterial cultural heritage in Algeria. It took the arrival and the development of religious fundamentalism, resulting in the civil war known as the « Dark Years », for the Algerian government to promote the rehabilitation of the religious Brotherhoods in Algeria.

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Sainteté, tradition spirituelle et héritage prophétique : tels sont les notions clés qui permettent de comprendre le rôle exceptionnel que la ville de Fès a joué pendant toute son histoire comme centre de spiritualité, comme lieu sacré et ville des saints. L’hagiographie reflète cette vision que la ville, et les acteurs de sa vie spirituelle, donnent d’elle-même, une vision sacrée de sa propre vocation et de son rôle providentiel dans l’histoire du salut. Cité fondée par Idrīs II, héritier à la fois charnel, spirituel et temporel du Prophète, et cité de science, Fès ne cessera jamais d’attirer les hommes de Dieu. Les saints, inspirés par l’aura de la ville, par son patrimoine sacré et son destin singulier, l’imprègnent à leur tour de leur présence. Ils s’inscrivent dans une tradition spirituelle qu’ils revivifient constamment en actualisant l’héritage prophétique, fondateur de la vocation de Fès et constitutif de la sainteté voire du sacré. Ils l’adaptent par leur personnalité, leur enseignement et leur simple présence, aux divers contextes politiques et socio-culturels. La première partie de la thèse fait état de la tradition hagiographique propre à Fès, la seconde suit dans l’histoire l’évolution des types de saints et la troisième analyse les modalités et les manifestations de la sainteté ainsi que sa relation à la ville. / Sainthood, spiritual tradition and prophetic heritage: these are the key concepts for understanding the unique role that the city of Fez has played throughout its history as a centre of spirituality, a sacred place and as city of saints. The hagiographic literature portrays an image of the city and of the actors of its spiritual life which highlights the city's sacred vocation and its providential role in the history of salvation. As a city which, having been founded by a temporal, natural and spiritual heir of the Prophet, is considered blessed and because of it being a major centre of science, Fez never ceased to attract men of God. Impregnated and inspired by the aura of the city, by its sacred patrimony and its unique destiny, the saints permeate it in turn with the holy presence of which they are the mediators. They integrate themselves into a spiritual tradition which they reconstitute and revivify constantly by actualizing the prophetic legacy, that is, the founding element of the original vocation of Fez and the constitutive element of sainthood and even of the sacred. Through their personality, their teaching and their mere presence they adapt this legacy to the different political and socio-cultural contexts. The first part of the thesis studies the hagiographical tradition of Fez, the second part follows the evolution of the types of saints in history whereas the third part analyses the modalities and the manifestations of sainthood as well as its relation to the city.

Este trabalho recupera elementos do Sufismo via mística originalmente islâmica , nota-­ damente da obra de Ibn \'Arabî, e busca inseri-­los no contexto da sociedade e do pensa-­ mento atuais a fim de pensar as primeiras linhas de um modelo pedagógico voltado para a singularidade e a cidadania. / The present paper brings back subjects found in Sufism, especially the works of Ibn \'Arabî, and tries to integrate them into the context of present society and contemporary thought, in order to sketch the first lines of a pedagogical model directed towards singularity and citizenship.

Apresentamos neste trabalho nove gazais de Jalal Uddin Rumi (1207-1273), fundador da Ordem dos Dervixes Rodopiantes de Konya, na Turquia, traduzidos diretamente do persa para o português a partir de uma perspectiva interdisciplinar que envolve História, Dança, Literatura e Tradutologia. Temas centrais da sua poesia, como raqs (dança) e samá (audição), são tomados pela problemática da fusão de seus significados, realizada pelos estudiosos e tradutores. Retoma-se o contexto histórico peculiar de emergência, reiteração e atualização semântica dos termos, pautado pelo debate islâmico sobre a música e a dança, tanto em âmbito secular como religioso, sobretudo entre os séculos IX e XIV. Os autores envolvidos nesse debate discorreram sobre a diferenciação entre dança e audição mística e, a partir da defesa de Alghazali (1058-1111), um novo sentido foi conferido à dança e pautou a sua licitude até o nosso tempo, embora com retrocessos e restrições que variaram conforme o local e a época. Aqui examinamos a noção e terminologia específica utilizada por Rumi em seu diálogo poético com os autores do debate, propondo uma metodologia tradutória focada na metáfora da dança e sensível ao processo da audição mística. / This thesis presents nine gazals of Jalal Uddin Rumi (1207-1273), founder of Whirling Dervishes Order of Konya in Turkey, translated from Persian directly to Portuguese in an interdisciplinary perspective involving History, Dance, Literature and Traductology. The conceptual fusion of Raqs (dancing) and Sama (hearing) - central themes of his poetry which was always done by scholars and translators is discussed herein. We also present and investigate the emergence of these concepts in the Islamic controversy regarding music and dance, in secular as in religious spheres, particularly between the 9th and 14th centuries. Authors who discussed the theme pointed out differences between dancing and mystical hearing; since the defense of Alghazali (1058- 1111) a new meaning was attributed to dance, which has, up until now, been accepted, regardless of setbacks and constraints in different places and times. The specific notion and terminology of dance in Rumis poetry is analyzed in the light of his own dialogue with the authors of this debate. We propose a translation methodology focusing on the dance metaphor which be according to the mystical hearing process.

O êxtase místico costuma ser estudado a partir da análise de rituais de incorporação, possessão de espiritos, transe de curanderia e outros processos que não raro envolvem música para propiciar estados alterados de consciência. Considerando que os rituais sufis integram música, dança e poesia com propósito extático, este trabalho aborda a relação entre a poesia e a dança mística em Rumi e Hafiz, propondo uma metodologia que utiliza noções de linguagem da dança para a análise de poemas. / The mystical ecstasy is usually studied from the analysis of rituals of incorporation, possession of spirits, trance curanderia and other processes that often involve music to provide altered states of consciousness. Whereas Sufi rituals integrate music, dance and poetry with purpose ecstatic, this work addresses the relationship between poetry and mystical dance in Rumi and Hafiz proposing a methodology that uses notions of dance language for analyzing poems.

No mundo ocidental moderno [com o perdão pela generalização, e sem deixar de levar em conta as raríssimas exceções que se engajam em um movimento contrário], convivemos com o confronto entre duas posições opostas e aparentemente excludentes. De um lado, a crença em um Deus que rege o mundo material, mas com o qual esse mundo não interage, tendo em vista a sua condição de absoluto e inatingível. Do outro, a convicção racional de que só é aceitável cientificamente aquilo que se consegue comprovar materialmente o que, em tese, nega a existência de uma instância divina, confinando-a ao plano do imaginário. Esta tese propõe um resgate das instâncias intermediárias entre os mundos invisível e visível como forma de recuperar a integridade do pensamento e da vida do homem de nosso tempo. Baseia-se, para isso, no estudo da Ciência das Letras o sistema simbólico adotado pelo sufismo (ta½awwuf), ou mística islâmica, que converte as realidades espirituais em símbolos compreensíveis aos seres humanos e na idéia de imaginação, ou faculdade imaginal, que é a capacidade de realizar essa integração. / In the modern occidental world, with rare exceptions that are located primarily in currents of Philosophy, Psychology, Mysticism and Physics, we face a confrontation between two opposite and apparently contradictory positions. On one side, the belief in a God which reigns the material world, but with whom this same world does not interact due to this Gods condition of absolute unattainability. On the other side, the rational conviction that the only scientifically acceptable facts are the ones that can be materially proved which, theoretically, denies the existence of a divine instance, confining it to the imaginary ground. This thesis proposes a recapture of the intermediary instances between the visible and the invisible worlds as a way to recuperate the integrity of contemporaneous mans thought. Thus this work is based in the study of the Science of Letters, the symbolic system adopted by Sufism (ta½awwuf) or Islamic esotericism, which converts the spiritual realities in symbols that are comprehensible for human beings, and also in the idea of an imaginal world, that shelters this passage.