This major study is based on a detailed analysis of a range of Ibn Arabi's own writings as well as a vast amount of secondary literature in Arabic and Persian. The result is the first-ever attempt to reconstruct a double itinerary: the journey that took Ibn Arabi from his native Andalusia to Damascus, and the journey of his mystical quest.
Biography of Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1249), recognized in his lifetime as al-Shaykh al-Akbar, the supreme spiritual Master. This study by Claude Addas is based on a detailed analysis of a whole range of Ibn 'Arabi's own writings as well as a vast amount of secondary literature in both Arabic and Persian.
