5. Speaking about God: Divine Attributes, Biblical Language, and Biblical Exegesis

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction: Bah̩ya's Work in Its Judeo-Arabic Context 1
5. 1. Philosophical Mysticism in Eleventh-Century Spain: Baḥ'ya and Ibn Gabirol 21
6. 2. On the Lookout The Exegesis of a Sufi Tale 35
7. 3. Creation 51
8. 4. The One 66
9. 5. Speaking about God: Divine Attributes, Biblical Language, and Biblical Exegesis 96
10. 6. The Contemplation of Creation (l'tibār) 117
11. 7. Wholehearted Devotion (lkhlāṣ ): Purification of Unity (lkhlāṣ al-Tawḥi ̄d), Purification of Intention in Action (Ikhlāṣ al-'Amal) 146
12. 8. Reason, Law, and the Way of the Spirit 177
13. 9. The Spirituality of the Law 196
14. 10. Awareness, Love, and Reverence (Murāqaba, Mah̩abba, Hayba/Yir'ah) 219
15. List of Abbreviations 243
16. Notes 245
17. Bibliography 323
18. Index 345
19. Acknowledgments 361