Research Article

From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism

Volume: 1 Number: 2 December 14, 2022
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From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism

Abstract

In Islāmic studies, Toshihiko Izutsu is well known as a scholar of the Qur’ān and Sufism, thanks to his published works in English. As to his image in Japan, however, he is known as a thinker of Oriental philosophy. After his return from Iran to Japan, he published several publications on Oriental philosophy in Japanese. As such, his final achievement, which was his Oriental philosophy, was veiled from readers who do not know Japanese, while his detailed study on Islāmic studies is not known by Japanese readers. In structuring his Oriental philosophy, he refers mainly to Ibn ‘Arabī’s philosophy known as waḥdat al-wujūd. Before publishing his work in English, he had already considered Ibn ‘Arabī and mysticism in his Japanese work in which he emphasizes the essential role of experience in understanding mysticism. Based on the theoretical development from mysticism to mystical philosophy, Izutsu delineates the theoretical development from Sufism to Islāmic philosophy. In studying Ibn ‘Arabī’s philosophy, waḥdat al-wujūd or ‘Unity of Existence’, Izutsu uses Islāmic philosophy as the framework for his Oriental philosophy.

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References

  1. Toshihiko Izutsu, “Revelation and Reason in Islam” (Kaikyō ni okeru Keiji to Risei), The Complete Works of Toshihiko Izutsu 1, 1944 (2013), p. 225. Ibid., p. 225. Izutsu uses the term “Sufīism” consisted of “Sufī” and “ism.” This term is used in the formative period of the study of Sufism.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Religion, Society and Culture Studies

Journal Section

Research Article

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Publication Date

December 14, 2022

Submission Date

October 26, 2022

Acceptance Date

November 22, 2022

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 1 Number: 2

APA
Sawaı, M. (2022). From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, 1(2), 112-121. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31
AMA
1.Sawaı M. From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism. JISS. 2022;1(2):112-121. doi:10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31
Chicago
Sawaı, Makoto. 2022. “From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 1 (2): 112-21. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31.
EndNote
Sawaı M (December 1, 2022) From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 1 2 112–121.
IEEE
[1]M. Sawaı, “From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism”, JISS, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 112–121, Dec. 2022, doi: 10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31.
ISNAD
Sawaı, Makoto. “From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi 1/2 (December 1, 2022): 112-121. https://doi.org/10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31.
JAMA
1.Sawaı M. From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism. JISS. 2022;1:112–121.
MLA
Sawaı, Makoto. “From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism”. Tasavvuf Araştırmaları Enstitüsü Dergisi, vol. 1, no. 2, Dec. 2022, pp. 112-21, doi:10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31.
Vancouver
1.Makoto Sawaı. From Mysticism to Philosophy: Toshihiko Izutsu and Sufism. JISS. 2022 Dec. 1;1(2):112-21. doi:10.32739/ustad.2022.2.31