{"product_id":"polishedmirrorstorytellingandthepursuitofvirtueinislamicphilosophyandsufism","title":"Polished Mirror: Storytelling and the Pursuit of Virtue in Islamic Philosophy and Sufism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCyrus Ali Zargar\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9781786072016\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIslamic philosophy and Sufism evolved as distinct yet interweaving strands of Islamic thought and practice. Despite differences, they have shared a concern with the perfection of the soul through the development of character. In The Polished Mirror, Cyrus Ali Zargar studies the ways in which, through teaching and storytelling, pre-modern Muslims lived, negotiated, and cultivated virtues. Examining the writings of philosophers, ascetics, poets, and saints, he locates virtue ethics within a dynamic moral tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eContents\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart One: Islamic Philosophy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 - The Humors (Al-Akhlat) and Character Traits (Al-Ahklaq) According to the Brethren of Purity\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2 - Virtue Ethics in Avicenna’s Philosophical Allegories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3 - The Virtues, From Philosophy to Scripture: Refining Character Traits in Miskawayh and Ghazali\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4 - Reason, Revelation, and Discovering the Virtuous in Ibn Tufayl’s Literary Thought Experiment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5 - From Humors to Pure Light: Knowledge and Virtue in the Allegories of Suhrawardi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart Two: Sufism\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6 - The Soul’s Constant Returning: Repentance (Tawba) in the Sufi Legacy of Ja’far Al-Sadiq\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7 - Distancing Oneself from the Worldly: Renunciation (Zuhd) According to Al-Muhasibi and Al-Sarraj\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8 - Self-Awareness that Leads to Self-Loss: Futuwwa as a Compound Virtue in the Legacy of Ansari\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9 - The Completion of Ethics: Self-Annihilation (Gana’) Through the Lens of ‘Attar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10 - Virtue in the Narrative Poetry of Rumi\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oneworld","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6018517631011,"sku":"9781786072016","price":42.0,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2514\/8624\/products\/5f3f8ff161db5d45cdbf4d602cf7429a341a28be.jpg?v=1514103238","url":"https:\/\/wardahbooks.mom\/products\/polishedmirrorstorytellingandthepursuitofvirtueinislamicphilosophyandsufism","provider":"Wardah Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}