{"product_id":"the-nightfolk-by-dunja-rasic-9780520422612","title":"The Nightfolk","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis story begins with a divine unveiling: In 1220, a mysterious youth took the Sufi philosopher Muhyī al-Dīn Ibn ʿArabī behind the veil of the night. There, Ibn ʿArabī first came face to face with advanced and morally ambiguous spiritual practitioners known as the Nightfolk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Nightfolk\u003c\/em\u003e, Duja Rašić offers a pioneering historical and conceptual analysis of the once-widespread beliefs about the night and its people in Muslim cultures and societies. Drawing on a wealth of primary source materials, Rašić traces these beliefs from their origins in the seventh century to their most prominent form in the thirteenth-century works of Ibn ʿArabī.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRe-examining common notions of spiritual authority, ascension, self-isolation, moral choice, and transgression in Muslim cultures and societies, \u003cem\u003eThe Nightfolk\u003c\/em\u003e is a crucial read for those interested in philosophical Sufism and Ibn ʿArabī's attempts to bridge the gap between the visible world and the realms of the unseen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46795472929004,"sku":"9780520422612","price":180.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7446453482373.jpg?v=1757032133","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-nightfolk-by-dunja-rasic-9780520422612","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}