{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"\ud83d\udfe5EP036 Dr. Kevin Blankinship on Ibn \u02bfArab\u012b (1165-1240 CE): The Red Sulphur sings. Part 10 of 12 - Spring of Classical Arabic Poetry","description":"Ibn \u02bfArab\u012b was an Andalusian Muslim scholar, mystic, poet, and philosopher. He is renowned among practitioners of Sufism by the names al-Shaykh al-Akbar (&quot;the Greatest Shaykh&quot;; from here the Akbarian school derives its name). Timestamps 01:36 Ibn \u02bfArab\u012b was born in 1165 in Andalusia whose literary history we covered in episode 35. What do we know about his socio-political context? 06:12 Ibn \u02bfArab\u012b lived an iterant life and is buried in Damascus. What do we know about his life? 10:25 Ibn \u02bfArab\u012b was a prolific writer. His collection of poetry is said tospan five volumes and is mostly unedited it seems. How would you characterise his literary work? 17:44 Ibn \u02bfArab\u012b continues to be a decisive figure in Muslim theology. How would you characterise his literary legacy? 21:57 Finally, let's end with a sample and translation. For more on our guest, see kblankinship.com.  Sponsored by&amp;nbsp;shop.ihrc.org Get 15% off with discount code AHP15 at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. Contact IHRC Bookshop for details. &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Abbasid History Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/www.AbbasidHistoryPodcast.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21296840\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/21296840"}