Annemarie Schimmel (1922–2003)

> L’ISLAM AU FÉMININ La femme dans la spiritualité musulmane, de Annemarie Schimmel (Albin Michel, 2000). — Islamologue internationalement reconnue, Annemarie Schimmel nous présente ici l’autre visage de la civilisation musulmane en se faisant la biographe de grandes figures féminines. Qu’elle porte un regard nouveau sur le Coran, les traités philosophiques et poétiques, ou qu’elle ressuscite les traditions soufies, elle montre comment la femme peut être pleinement la partenaire de l’homme et de Dieu. (Spiritualités Vivantes)

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LAS DIMENSIONES MÍSTICAS DEL ISLAM

«Escribir sobre el sufismo o mística islámica es tarea
poco menos que imposible». Así comienza este libro,
donde la autora logra demostrar lo contrario: que en
esta ocasión ha sido capaz de superar con holgura los
obstáculos que supone realizar un estudio comprehensivo
de un tema tan amplio como elusivo.

El resultado es una obra de referencia fundamen
tal. A diferencia de otros textos sobre el sufismo, este
libro se aventura a proporcionar una visión global del
misticismo islámico. Schimmel nos conduce por las
posibles raíces etimológicas del término «sufismo» y
aborda cuestiones como el desarrollo del sufismo
teosófico, las órdenes y las fraternidades sufíes, el caso
particular del sufismo indo-pakistaní y el papel del
ombre con respecto a Dios en esa tradición. También
dedica un capítulo íntegro a la poesía mística turca y
persa, analizando la posible interpretación de esta
última como poesía erótica, sin olvidarse de estudiar el
simbolismo de las letras así como el, a menudo ignorado,
elemento femenino en el sufismo...… (meer)

The Mystery of Numbers was developed by Annemarie Schimmel from an earlier text in German by Franz Carl Endres. Presumably, Schimmel's version (for publisher Ulf Diedrichs) was originally in German also. No translator is credited here, but Miriam Rosen was the editor, whether in English or German is unclear. Schimmel uses "components" (e.g. on page 14) to mean factors, which is a little confusing in US mathematical idiom, and possibly an artifact of translation from German. German folklore and poetry does loom a little large in a book that on the whole makes serious efforts to be a wide-ranging cross-cultural survey.

There are seven chapters of "Introduction" discussing the history of number systems and evolution of number symbolism. Generally, depth is sacrificed for breadth, in an effort to touch on systems throughout Western history, and also in Asia and pre-Columbian America. The historical essays are followed by "A Little Dictionary of Numbers," organized in numerical order starting at 1. The highest value to receive an entry is 10,000, but even below 50, many numbers significant to me are not represented with their own articles, such as 23, 31, 34, and 44.

On the whole, the book is a decent introduction to its topic, and it can be a useful supplement to other more specialized treatments.… (meer)

This book by Annemarie Schimmel gives an excellent outline on Culture of Mughals, Religion and ethos of Kings. I really enjoyed this book, because I learnt interesting details about the Mughals. I learnt more on the conflicts between various sects within Islam. It's a quick read.

It seems that the Mughals were extremely wealthy, And had rich literary history. I wonder why it has been brushed aside? I keep asking myself, how did they finance such wealth and people? It takes approx 300 rupees to maintain an elephant per month, 2 rupees for a soldier. You can imagine the opulence.

They seemed to enjoy hunting, poetry expanding their territory and loved artists. I do not see this legacy in the current ethos of Indian culture. However, we must learn from earlier generation to re-invent ourselves.

You will learn more about Indian culture, Muslim legacy. This book doesn't talk about administrative details, financial details. It doesn't talk about the core values of Mughal empire, but you can figure that out from learning the Quran.

But will help you get a broad outline by Mughal Empire. Keep reading, push forward, share your knowledge with like-minded people.

--Deus Vult
Gottfried… (meer)