Two modes of unsaying in the early thirteenth century Islamic lands: theorizing apophasis through Maimonides and Ibn ‘Arabī

This comparative study juxtaposes two celebrated medieval examples of negative speech, apophasis, and theorizes the languages of unsaying in the great medieval thinkers, Maimonides (d.1204) and Ibn ‘Arabī (d.1240). The paper coins a distinction between ‘asymmetrical’ versus ‘symmetrical’ approaches...

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Published in:International journal for philosophy of religion
Main Author: Kars, Aydogan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer Science + Business Media B. V 2013
In: International journal for philosophy of religion
Further subjects:B Muḥyī al-Dīn Ibn al-‘Arabī
B Apophasis
B Kataphasis
B Moses Maimonides
B Medieval Philosophy
B Negative Theology
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