Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments xi
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. Ibn al-ʿArabī’s Liminal (Barzakhī) Theory of Representation: An Outlook from the Present Situation 11
7. Creation ex nihilo, Creation in Time, and Eternal Creation: Ibn Sīnā versus the Theologians 29
8. Ibn Rushd versus al-Ghazālī on the Eternity of the World 43
9. Mysticism versus Philosophy: The Encounter between Ibn al-ʿArabī and Ibn Rushd 59
10. The Barzakh 75
11. The Third Entity: The Supreme Barzakh 97
12. The Perfect Man: The Epistemological Aspect of the Third Thing 113
13. The Limit Situation 129
14. Conclusions 143
15. Notes 149
16. Bibliography 187
17. Index 197