Considerazioni sul rapporto tra la dottrina del mistico indiano Kabir e la cultura islamica
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[1] Fondazione Collegio San Carlo di Modena
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- Localización: Giornale di Metafisica: revista bimestrale di filosofia, ISSN 0017-0372, Vol. 42, Nº. 2, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Risorse critiche dell’ermeneutica / coord. por Leonardo Samonà, Marco Moschini), págs. 556-568
- Idioma: italiano
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Resumen
The present article is focused on Kabir, an Indian mystic who lived in the area of Benares between the 15th and the 16th century. Our aim is to highlight his relation with Islamic culture in order to better understand his thought. Our study is based on the poems of Kabir and his biographical accounts. Kabir grew up in a Muslim family, but yogis and the brahmin Ramananda had a remarkable role on his education. We point out that his mysticism is inspired by Vedantic doctrines, as well as by Sufi metaphysics. After examining Kabir’s concept of God, we found similarities with the monistic views of Brahman in Vedanta and the Sufi doctrine called wahdat al-wujud. Furthermore, we traced the link between Islamic esotericism and other aspects of Kabir’s theory, like the concept of Self and the heart’s function in relation to the subtle body.
