O "islamskom misticizmu" i "islamskoj mističkoj književnosti" - pitanje nominacije
On "Islamic mysticism" and "Islamic mystical literature" - the question of naming
Author(s): Namir KarahalilovićSubject(s): Islam studies, Semantics, Other Language Literature, Phenomenology
Published by: Bosansko filološko društvo
Keywords: Islamic mysticism; Islamic mystical literature; Tasawwuf; Irfan; Sufism; Tasawwuf/Sufi/Irfan/gnostic literature;
Summary/Abstract: In Western academic circles the phenomena of Islamic esotericism and literary traditions which originated from it are often termed "Islamic mysticism" and "Islamic mystical literature". This paper questions the basis and justification for the use of those terms, by analysing the corpus of three key texts as primary Persian-language sources for Islamic esotericism, and by discussing the use of those terms from a phenomenological, as well as etymological and semantic perspectives.
Journal: Pismo - Časopis za jezik i književnost
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 17
- Page Range: 92-119
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Bosnian