What was said to the rose that made it open was said to me, here, in my chest : the influences of Jalal Al-Din Rumi in Seyyed Hossein Nasr's Sufi diagnosis of the environmental crisis

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dc.contributor.advisor Hussain, Syed Adnan
dc.creator Wensley, Cory Lee
dc.date.accessioned 2015-06-22T14:20:07Z
dc.date.available 2015-06-22T14:20:07Z
dc.date.issued 2015
dc.identifier.other BP190.5 N38 W46 2015
dc.identifier.uri http://library2.smu.ca/xmlui/handle/01/26233
dc.description 115 leaves ; 29 cm.
dc.description Includes abstract.
dc.description Includes bibliographical references (leaves 113-115).
dc.description.abstract This thesis traces the genealogy of contemporary Muslim scholar Seyyed Hossein Nasr’s diagnosis of the environmental crisis. I argue that if one understands the thought of thirteenth century Sufi mystic Jalal al-Din Rumi’s approach to the Quran, there are incursions of this in Nasr’s diagnosis of the environmental crisis as an eco-theological crisis in the hearts and minds of human beings. These men envision nature as a signifier of the existence of God, and that all of creation is on a journey returning to its Creator. In addition, Rumi and Nasr see a dichotomy between the purposes of human knowledge and divine intuition for understanding these truths about the natural world. And, when one recognizes such evidences of nature’s sacred quality, the Sufi on the path to God evolves, spiritually, into the perfect human (insan al-kamil). Moreover, this being is responsible for maintaining the balance and harmony of the natural world. This thesis aspires to add a notable contribution to the ongoing discussion for understanding the way human-earth relationships have been conceptualized. en_CA
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dc.publisher Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University
dc.subject.lcc BP190.5.N38
dc.subject.lcsh Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī, Maulana,1207-1273 -- Influence.
dc.subject.lcsh Nasr, Seyyed Hossein
dc.subject.lcsh Sufism
dc.subject.lcsh Environmentalism -- Religious aspects -- Islam
dc.subject.lcsh Ecology -- Religious aspects -- Islam
dc.title What was said to the rose that made it open was said to me, here, in my chest : the influences of Jalal Al-Din Rumi in Seyyed Hossein Nasr's Sufi diagnosis of the environmental crisis en_CA
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thesis.degree.name Master of Arts in Theology and Religious Studies
thesis.degree.level Masters
thesis.degree.discipline Religious Studies
thesis.degree.grantor Saint Mary's University (Halifax, N.S.)
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