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Islamic Sensory History
Volume 2: 600â1500
Series:
Islamic Sensory History, Volume 2: 600â1500 presents a selection of texts translated into English from Arabic and Persian. These selected texts all offer illustrative engagements with issues related to the sensorium in different times, places, and social milieus throughout the early and medieval history of Islamic societies. Each chapter is prefaced by an introductory essay by the translator, with specific attention to the role of the senses in the translated textâs language, genre, and social context.
Contributors
Eyad Abuali, Tanvir Ahmed, Hanif Amin Beidokhti, Shahzad Bashir, Maroussia Bednarkiewicz, David Bennett, Hinrich Biesterfeldt, Julie Bonnéric, Adam Bursi, Fatih Han, Rotraud Hansberger, Jan Hogendijk, Domenico Ingenito, Anya King, Hannelies Koloska, Christian Lange, Danilo Marino, Richard McGregor, Pernilla Myrne, Nawal Nasrallah, Zhinia Noorian, Austin OâMalley, Franz Rosenthal (â ), Everett K. Rowson, Abdelhamid I. Sabra (â ), George Sawa, Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Jocelyn Sharlet, Cornelis van Lit, Geert Jan van Gelder, James Weaver, Ines Weinrich, Brannon Wheeler, Alan Williams, Cyrus Ali Zargar.
Contributors
Eyad Abuali, Tanvir Ahmed, Hanif Amin Beidokhti, Shahzad Bashir, Maroussia Bednarkiewicz, David Bennett, Hinrich Biesterfeldt, Julie Bonnéric, Adam Bursi, Fatih Han, Rotraud Hansberger, Jan Hogendijk, Domenico Ingenito, Anya King, Hannelies Koloska, Christian Lange, Danilo Marino, Richard McGregor, Pernilla Myrne, Nawal Nasrallah, Zhinia Noorian, Austin OâMalley, Franz Rosenthal (â ), Everett K. Rowson, Abdelhamid I. Sabra (â ), George Sawa, Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Jocelyn Sharlet, Cornelis van Lit, Geert Jan van Gelder, James Weaver, Ines Weinrich, Brannon Wheeler, Alan Williams, Cyrus Ali Zargar.
Christian Lange is Professor of Arabic and Islamic Studies at Utrecht University. His research focuses on premodern Islamic intellectual and cultural history, particularly in the areas of Islamic eschatology, Islamic law and legal theory, Islamic mysticism, and the Muslim sensorium.
Adam Bursi works at Fortress Press in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His research studies early Islam in dialogue with other late antique religions, focusing on the roles of relics, pilgrimage, and healing in the formation and performance of communal membership among early Muslims.
Contributors
Eyad Abuali, Tanvir Ahmed, Hanif Amin Beidokhti, Shahzad Bashir, Maroussia Bednarkiewicz, David Bennett, Hinrich Biesterfeldt, Julie Bonnéric, Adam Bursi, Fatih Han, Rotraud Hansberger, Jan Hogendijk, Domenico Ingenito, Anya King, Hannelies Koloska, Christian Lange, Danilo Marino, Richard McGregor, Pernilla Myrne, Nawal Nasrallah, Zhinia Noorian, Austin OâMalley, Franz Rosenthal (â ), Everett K. Rowson, Abelhamid I. Sabra (â ), George Sawa, Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Jocelyn Sharlet, Cornelis van Lit, Geert Jan van Gelder, James Weaver, Ines Weinrich, Brannon Wheeler, Alan Williams, Cyrus Ali Zargar.
Adam Bursi works at Fortress Press in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His research studies early Islam in dialogue with other late antique religions, focusing on the roles of relics, pilgrimage, and healing in the formation and performance of communal membership among early Muslims.
Contributors
Eyad Abuali, Tanvir Ahmed, Hanif Amin Beidokhti, Shahzad Bashir, Maroussia Bednarkiewicz, David Bennett, Hinrich Biesterfeldt, Julie Bonnéric, Adam Bursi, Fatih Han, Rotraud Hansberger, Jan Hogendijk, Domenico Ingenito, Anya King, Hannelies Koloska, Christian Lange, Danilo Marino, Richard McGregor, Pernilla Myrne, Nawal Nasrallah, Zhinia Noorian, Austin OâMalley, Franz Rosenthal (â ), Everett K. Rowson, Abelhamid I. Sabra (â ), George Sawa, Asghar Seyed-Gohrab, Jocelyn Sharlet, Cornelis van Lit, Geert Jan van Gelder, James Weaver, Ines Weinrich, Brannon Wheeler, Alan Williams, Cyrus Ali Zargar.
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Note on Dates, Transliteration, and Citation
Notes on Contributors
1 The Senses in the QurʾÄn
âHannelies Koloska
2 Ibn IsḥÄq (d. ca. 151/768) on Vision in the Prophetâs Biography
âRichard McGregor
3 Ibn Abī Shayba (d. 235/849) on the Senses in the Afterlife
âChristian Lange
4 Ibn AbÄ« l-DunyÄ (d. 281/894) on Scrupulous Sensory Piety among Early Muslim Ascetics
âAdam Bursi
5 Ibn BÄbawayh (d. 381/991) on the ShiÊ¿i Sensorium
âChristian Lange
6 Ibn al-AthÄ«r (d. 606/1210) on the Prophetâs Sense of Smell
âChristian Lange
7 Al-JÄḥiẠ(d. 255/869) on Animal and Human Sensation
âChristian Lange
8 Ibn SayyÄr al-WarrÄq (fl. Mid-fourth/Mid-tenth Century) on Multisensory Dining and Wining
âNawal Nasrallah
9 Al-SarÄ« al-RaffÄʾâs (d. 362/973) Invitations to Delight
âJocelyn Sharlet
10 AbÅ« l-Faraj al-Iá¹£bahÄnÄ« (d. 360/971) on the Conditions and Effects of Music
âGeorge Sawa
11 Ê¿AlÄ« b. Naá¹£r al-KÄtib (fl. Late Fourth/Tenth Century) on Erotic Sensations
âPernilla Myrne
12 Ibn Jubayr (d. 614/1217) on the Illumination of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca
âJulie Bonnéric
13 Abū l-Majd Tabrīzī (d. after 736/1336) on the Debate between the Ear and the Eye
âTanvir Ahmed and Shahzad Bashir
14 Al-Maqrīzī (d. 845/1442) on the History of the Call to Prayer in Egypt
âMaroussia Bednarkiewicz
15 Al-Badrī (d. 894/1489) on Hashish and the Senses
âDanilo Marino and Franz Rosenthal
16 Al-SuyÅ«á¹Ä« (d. 911/1505) on the Four Princes of Perfume
âGeert Jan van Gelder
17 Al-Kindī (d. after 256/870) on the Effects of Music, Colors, and Scents
âAdam Bursi and Anya King
18 The IkhwÄn al-á¹¢afÄʾ (Fourth/Tenth Century) on Sense and Sensibilia
âChristian Lange
19 Abū Zayd al-Balkhī (d. 322/934) on the Nature and Therapeutic Use of Odorous Substances
âHinrich Biesterfeldt and Everett K. Rowson
20 Ibn al-JazzÄr (d. 369/979â80) on Smell, Perfume, and Health
âAnya King
21 Ibn al-Haytham (d. ca. 432/1040) on Vision
âJan Hogendijk and Abdelhamid I. Sabra
22 Suhrawardī (d. 587/1191) on Eyesight and Vision
âHanif Amin Beidokhti
23 Ibn Rushd (d. 595/1198) on Sense Perception
âRotraud Hansberger
24 Al-Jildakī (fl. 8th/14th Century) on the Alchemy of the Senses
âChristian Lange
25 Nakhshabī (d. 751/1350) on the Nose
âZhinia Noorian
26 Al-NaáºáºÄm (d. ca. 230/845) on the Physics of Sensory Perception
âJames Weaver
27 Al-AshÊ¿arÄ« (d. 324/935â6) on MuÊ¿tazilite Claims about the Senses and Sense Perception
âDavid Bennett
28 Al-QÄá¸Ä« Ê¿Abd al-JabbÄr (d. 415/1025) on the Impossibility of Seeing God
âFatih Han
29 Ibn SÄ«nÄ (d. 428/1037) on Dismissing Sense Perception and on the Eternal Sense
âCornelis van Lit
30 Al-GhazÄlÄ« (d. 505/1111) on Visionary Experiences and the Internal and External Senses
âDomenico Ingenito
31 Al-KhÄzin al-BaghdÄdÄ« (d. 741/1340) on the Evil Eye
âChristian Lange
32 Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) on the Virtues of the Eye and the Ear
âChristian Lange
33 Al-GhazÄlÄ« (d. 505/1111) on Listening to Music
âInes Weinrich
34 The TaâʾwÄ«lÄt Najmiyya (7th/13th Century) on the Body, the Soul, and the Senses
âEyad Abuali
35 Ê¿Aá¹á¹Är (d. 618/1221) on the Wayfarerâs Encounter with the Senses
âCyrus Ali Zargar
36 Ibn al-ʿArabī (d. 638/1240) on the Masters of Sensation
âChristian Lange
37 Najm al-DÄ«n RÄzÄ« DÄya (d. 654/1256) on the Sequence of Visionary Lights
âAustin OâMalley
38 Rūmī (d. 627/1273) on Sensory Perception
âAsghar Seyed-Gohrab and Alan Williams
39 Saʿdī (d. 691/1292) on the Senses, the Body, and Imagination
âDomenico Ingenito
40 Ibn Abī Zayd (d. 386/996) on Scent, Sight, Taste, and Touch during the Ḥajj
âAdam Bursi
41 Al-Qudūrī (d. 428/1037) on Purity
âBrannon Wheeler
42 Al-Sarakhsī (d. ca. 490/1096) on the Protocol of the Gaze
âChristian Lange
43 Ibn al-Ê¿ArabÄ« (d. 543/1148) on Touching the QurʾÄn
âChristian Lange
44 Al-Nawawī (d. 676/1277) on Kissing and Handshaking
âChristian Lange
45 Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) on the Legal Status of the Senses
âChristian Lange
Index of Names
Index of Terms
Abbreviations
Note on Dates, Transliteration, and Citation
Notes on Contributors
Part 1: Scriptural Foundations
1 The Senses in the QurʾÄn
âHannelies Koloska
2 Ibn IsḥÄq (d. ca. 151/768) on Vision in the Prophetâs Biography
âRichard McGregor
3 Ibn Abī Shayba (d. 235/849) on the Senses in the Afterlife
âChristian Lange
4 Ibn AbÄ« l-DunyÄ (d. 281/894) on Scrupulous Sensory Piety among Early Muslim Ascetics
âAdam Bursi
5 Ibn BÄbawayh (d. 381/991) on the ShiÊ¿i Sensorium
âChristian Lange
6 Ibn al-AthÄ«r (d. 606/1210) on the Prophetâs Sense of Smell
âChristian Lange
Part 2: Literary and Aesthetic Perspectives
7 Al-JÄḥiẠ(d. 255/869) on Animal and Human Sensation
âChristian Lange
8 Ibn SayyÄr al-WarrÄq (fl. Mid-fourth/Mid-tenth Century) on Multisensory Dining and Wining
âNawal Nasrallah
9 Al-SarÄ« al-RaffÄʾâs (d. 362/973) Invitations to Delight
âJocelyn Sharlet
10 AbÅ« l-Faraj al-Iá¹£bahÄnÄ« (d. 360/971) on the Conditions and Effects of Music
âGeorge Sawa
11 Ê¿AlÄ« b. Naá¹£r al-KÄtib (fl. Late Fourth/Tenth Century) on Erotic Sensations
âPernilla Myrne
12 Ibn Jubayr (d. 614/1217) on the Illumination of the Sacred Mosque in Mecca
âJulie Bonnéric
13 Abū l-Majd Tabrīzī (d. after 736/1336) on the Debate between the Ear and the Eye
âTanvir Ahmed and Shahzad Bashir
14 Al-Maqrīzī (d. 845/1442) on the History of the Call to Prayer in Egypt
âMaroussia Bednarkiewicz
15 Al-Badrī (d. 894/1489) on Hashish and the Senses
âDanilo Marino and Franz Rosenthal
16 Al-SuyÅ«á¹Ä« (d. 911/1505) on the Four Princes of Perfume
âGeert Jan van Gelder
Part 3: Philosophical and Scientific Perspectives
17 Al-Kindī (d. after 256/870) on the Effects of Music, Colors, and Scents
âAdam Bursi and Anya King
18 The IkhwÄn al-á¹¢afÄʾ (Fourth/Tenth Century) on Sense and Sensibilia
âChristian Lange
19 Abū Zayd al-Balkhī (d. 322/934) on the Nature and Therapeutic Use of Odorous Substances
âHinrich Biesterfeldt and Everett K. Rowson
20 Ibn al-JazzÄr (d. 369/979â80) on Smell, Perfume, and Health
âAnya King
21 Ibn al-Haytham (d. ca. 432/1040) on Vision
âJan Hogendijk and Abdelhamid I. Sabra
22 Suhrawardī (d. 587/1191) on Eyesight and Vision
âHanif Amin Beidokhti
23 Ibn Rushd (d. 595/1198) on Sense Perception
âRotraud Hansberger
24 Al-Jildakī (fl. 8th/14th Century) on the Alchemy of the Senses
âChristian Lange
25 Nakhshabī (d. 751/1350) on the Nose
âZhinia Noorian
Part 4: Theological Perspectives
26 Al-NaáºáºÄm (d. ca. 230/845) on the Physics of Sensory Perception
âJames Weaver
27 Al-AshÊ¿arÄ« (d. 324/935â6) on MuÊ¿tazilite Claims about the Senses and Sense Perception
âDavid Bennett
28 Al-QÄá¸Ä« Ê¿Abd al-JabbÄr (d. 415/1025) on the Impossibility of Seeing God
âFatih Han
29 Ibn SÄ«nÄ (d. 428/1037) on Dismissing Sense Perception and on the Eternal Sense
âCornelis van Lit
30 Al-GhazÄlÄ« (d. 505/1111) on Visionary Experiences and the Internal and External Senses
âDomenico Ingenito
31 Al-KhÄzin al-BaghdÄdÄ« (d. 741/1340) on the Evil Eye
âChristian Lange
32 Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) on the Virtues of the Eye and the Ear
âChristian Lange
Part 5: Spiritual and Mystical Perspectives
33 Al-GhazÄlÄ« (d. 505/1111) on Listening to Music
âInes Weinrich
34 The TaâʾwÄ«lÄt Najmiyya (7th/13th Century) on the Body, the Soul, and the Senses
âEyad Abuali
35 Ê¿Aá¹á¹Är (d. 618/1221) on the Wayfarerâs Encounter with the Senses
âCyrus Ali Zargar
36 Ibn al-ʿArabī (d. 638/1240) on the Masters of Sensation
âChristian Lange
37 Najm al-DÄ«n RÄzÄ« DÄya (d. 654/1256) on the Sequence of Visionary Lights
âAustin OâMalley
38 Rūmī (d. 627/1273) on Sensory Perception
âAsghar Seyed-Gohrab and Alan Williams
39 Saʿdī (d. 691/1292) on the Senses, the Body, and Imagination
âDomenico Ingenito
Part 6: Legal and Ethical Perspectives
40 Ibn Abī Zayd (d. 386/996) on Scent, Sight, Taste, and Touch during the Ḥajj
âAdam Bursi
41 Al-Qudūrī (d. 428/1037) on Purity
âBrannon Wheeler
42 Al-Sarakhsī (d. ca. 490/1096) on the Protocol of the Gaze
âChristian Lange
43 Ibn al-Ê¿ArabÄ« (d. 543/1148) on Touching the QurʾÄn
âChristian Lange
44 Al-Nawawī (d. 676/1277) on Kissing and Handshaking
âChristian Lange
45 Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyya (d. 751/1350) on the Legal Status of the Senses
âChristian Lange
Index of Names
Index of Terms
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