Comparing logos in Christianity with the perfect man of Ibn Arabi Cover Image

Kompariranje logosa u kršćanstvu sa savršenim čovjekom Ibn Arebija
Comparing logos in Christianity with the perfect man of Ibn Arabi

Author(s): Mansour Mo'tamedi, Vali Abdi
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Philosophy, History of Philosophy, Non-European Philosophy, Theology and Religion, Islam studies, Philosophy of Middle Ages, Middle-East Philosophy
Published by: Naučnoistraživački institut »Ibn Sina«
Keywords: Logos; perfect man; Philo; Ibn Arabi; Church elders

Summary/Abstract: The notion of pre-Christianity logos is found in an abstract form in ancient Greek philosophy as well as Judaism (ancient times and some works of Philo of Alexandria). In Christianity (Prologue to the Gospel of John), logos is for the first time identified with a historical character (Jesus), and Christians, namely, Church elders, attributed to logos some characteristics very much resembling Islamic Gnostic interpretation of the “perfect man”. In Islamic gnosis, Ibn Arabi gave a detailed treatment of the issue of the perfect man and gave standpoints comparable to Christian standpoints on logncesos. Having processed Ibn Arabi’s standpoint and standpoints of his commentators’ on the perfect man, as well as standpoints of Church elders on logos, we have concluded that, despite noticeable differences between these two terms, the question of embodiment of logos in Christianity still makes a huge difference regarding this issue.

  • Issue Year: XVIII/2015
  • Issue No: 68-69
  • Page Range: 75-89
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Bosnian