Ibn ʿArabī’s Aesthetic: A Few Introductory Reflections (02-17)

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Ibn ʿArabī’s Aesthetic: A Few Introductory Reflections

Dr. Samir Mahmoud

Friday, February 17th, 2023 | 07:00 PM CST

No registration required – live on YouTube (see stream below)

Description:

This talk will start by interrogating the term ‘aesthetics’ and its application to the Islamic context. Then it will move on to a consideration of a few pivotal ideas in Ibn Arabi that reflect his unique cosmic vision. We will touch on his unique understanding of beauty, imagination, image, creativity, and a few other ideas

Biography:

Dr. Samir Mahmoud is currently Academic Director of Usul Academy. He is also Program Manager of the Diploma in Islamic Psychology at the Cambridge Muslim College. He has a BA (Hons) in Anthropology & Politics with a focus on multicultural theory and comparative religion, and an MA in Architectural History, Theory & Urban Design with a focus on the traditional townscape from the University of New South Wales, Sydney Australia. He also holds an MPhil in Theology & Religious Studies with a focus on comparative philosophy and aesthetics. He completed a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Cambridge under the supervision of Dr. Timothy Winter (Shaykh Abdal Hakim Murad).

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