Sufism: Islamic Mysticism and the Annihilation of Self in God
Added 2020-12-23 18:31:48 +0000 UTCAdnan Husain is both a Medieval European and Middle Eastern historian. His work has focused on religious phenomena and social imagination in Medieval Catholicism and Islam, particularly on Franciscan spiritual and Sufi mystical traditions. He is also a co-host of Guerrilla History and the host of The Majlis podcast.
Also check out "Muslim Societies, Global Perspectives"
Outro Music: Mustt Mustt by Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
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Listened to this a few weeks ago and this podcast - its really fit nicely into some of the study I've been doing. Brett, if you've not come across it before you should take a look into 'the hero with a thousand faces' - quite a famous book looking at the journey of the archetype 'hero' in world myth. Unsurprisingly, there are many references to the Christian origin story, Jesus, the Buddha, as well as many others from non-western and tribal society - it really is a dialectical investigation of sorts, drawing these various folk stories together into the concept of a 'monomyth'. (the writer also clearly develops an affinity and admiration for Buddhism as well which is fascinating and revealing in itself as he develops and deepens his concept of duality). For me, there's also clear potentials for investigation into myths connection to and relationship with early mysticism, spiritualism and religion. I've not finished it yet but to me it's clearly, at its core, an investigation into universal ideals and beliefs shared across quite a vast span of time and geogaphical space. Peace 🙏🏻
Jim
2021-02-20 08:10:03 +0000 UTCI am so glad you all enjoyed this episode so much, and got so much unique and diverse stuff out of it. Its definitely one of my favorites, and gestures toward a direction into religion and *authentic* spirituality that I will continue to take the show (in addition to the stuff we have always covered, of course!). :)
Revolutionary Left Radio
2020-12-30 21:00:44 +0000 UTC
