TY - BOOK AU - Almond,Ian TI - Sufism and deconstruction: a comparative study of Derrida and Ibn ʻArabi T2 - Routledge studies in religion SN - 0203694503 AV - B753.I24 A46 2004eb U1 - 181/.92 22 PY - 2004/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Ibn al-ʻArabī, KW - Derrida, Jacques. KW - PHILOSOPHY KW - Eastern KW - bisacsh KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - hilcc KW - Philosophy KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-160) and index; 1; The shackles of reason : Sufi/deconstructive opposition to rational thought --; 2; The honesty of the perplexed : Derrida and Ibn Arabi on 'confusion' --; 3; Sages of the book : the meaning of infinity in Sufi and deconstructive hermeneutics --; 4; Mystery-tasting and abyssality : the secret in Ibn Arabi and Derrida --; Conclusion : the post-structuralist dissolution of the subject : three Neoplatonic moments in the Derridean canon N2 - This book examines a series of common featuress in the works of Derrida and the Sufism of Ibn 'Arabi, considered to be one of the most influential figures in Islamic thought UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=116743 ER -