Claude Addas Explained

Claude Addas
Nationality:French
Occupation:Islamic scholar
Notable Works:Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi

Claude Addas is a French-Polish scholar of Islam who has made major contributions to the field of Ibn Arabi studies.

Biography

Claude Addas is the daughter of the Islamic scholar Michel Chodkeiwicz.[1] Addas earned a degree in Arabic and Persian.[2]

She is the author of the 1989 book Ibn ʻArabī, ou, La quête du soufre rouge, a biography of Ibn Arabi, which was translated into English by Peter Kingsley as Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life on Ibn 'Arabi and published in 1993. William Chittick described Quest for the Red Sulphur as "the best and most thoroughly documented account" of Ibn Arabi's life.[3] Gregory Lipton described her as "Ibn Arabi's preeminent Western biographer".

She is also the author of Ibn Arabî et le voyage sans retour, which was translated into English as Ibn 'Arabi: The Voyage of No Return.[4]

Works

Works translated to English

References

  1. Web site: Michel Chodkiewicz (1929-2020). 2021-10-23. Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society. en-GB.
  2. Web site: Contributors. 2021-10-23. Muhyiddin Ibn Arabi Society. en-GB.
  3. Book: Leaman. Oliver. History of Islamic Philosophy. Nasr. Seyyed Hossein. Routledge. 2001. 9780231132213. English.
  4. Book: Lipton, Gregory. Rethinking Ibn 'Arabi. Oxford University Press. 2018. 9780190684518. 190. English.
  5. Reviews of Ibn ʻArabī, ou, La quête du soufre rouge
    • Décobert. Christian. 1990. Ibn 'Arabi, ou, La quête du soufre rouge. Esprit. Editions Esprit. 161. 5. 162–164.
    • Morris, James W (1989). "Ibn 'Arabî, ou, la quête du soufre rouge". Studia Islamica. Brill. 70: 185 - 187
    • Giordani, Demetrio (1989). "Ibn 'Arabî, ou, la quête du soufre rouge" Rivista degli studi orientali. Sapienza - Universita di Roma. 63 (4): 350 - 352
    • Hassan, Elboudrari (1994). "Ibn 'Arabî, ou, la quête du soufre rouge" Annales. EHESS. 49 (4): 980 - 982
  6. Reviews of Ibn Arabî et le voyage sans retour
    • Gobillot . Genevieve . Ibn 'Arabî et le voyage sans retour. Studia Islamica . Brill. 86 . 1997 . 193–195. 10.2307/1595826 . 1595826 .
  7. Reviews of Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi
    • Elmore . Gerald . Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi. Journal of Near Eastern Studies . University of Chicago Press . 57 . 3 . 1998 . 218. 10.1086/468640 .
    • Schimmel . Annemarie . Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi. Journal of Islamic Studies . Oxford University Press . 6 . 2 . 1995 . 269. 10.1093/jis/6.2.269 .
    • Regenspan . David . Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi. Digest of Middle East Studies . Wiley-Blackwell . 4 . 1 . 1995 . 54–57. 10.1111/j.1949-3606.1995.tb01053.x .
    • Lahood. Gabriel . Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi. Middle East Studies Association Bulletin . Middle East Studies Association of North America (MESA). 29 . 1 . 1995 . 82–83. 10.1017/S0026318400030911 .
  8. Reviews of Ibn 'Arabi: The Voyage of No Return
    • Chitick. William C . Ibn 'Arabi: The Voyage of No Return. Islamic Studies . Islamic Research Institute, International Islamic University, Islamabad . 43 . 3 . 2004 . 511–513.

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