Price loading...

The Sun of Knowledge (Shams al-Ma'arif): An Arabic Grimoire in Selected Translation

Middle East

Price data last checked 103 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price history will appear here once data is collected from Amazon.

Price Distribution

No price data available for histogram

Description

The Sun of Knowledge (Shams al-Ma'arif) is one of the most revered historical grimoires of the Arabic corpus. Feared by some, hallowed by others, it is one of the most famous - or infamous - books in the Arabic-speaking and Islamicate world. Written in Egypt in the thirteenth century by a Sufi mystic and mage of Algerian origin, the Shams presents the fundamentals of Arabic-Islamic occult work - from spiritual cosmology and astrology (including various particularly lunar magics) to working with spirits and jinn, magical employment of letters and numbers, and the occult applications of the Qur'an - thereby comprising a veritable encyclopedia of Islamicate magical wisdom and formulae. Images and descriptions of amulets and talismans adorn it. Numerous beautiful manuscripts of the Sun of Knowledge have survived, various of which have been used as a basis for this present work. Never before published in English, this selected translation includes sections of the Sun of Knowledge on the mysteries of the letters, astrological timings, lunar mansions, the ancient Arab beliefs surrounding the stars, planetary matters, astronomy, the angels for and workings pertaining to the four seasons, summoning the jinn, the employment of the names of God for many and varied purposes, the construction of the famed ring of Solomon, and a miscellany of tried-and-true talismans. This selected translation takes a general approach to a much vaster text, and features illustrations, original artwork, and commentary to assist those unfamiliar with Islamic magic and culture. This edition is also ideal for any student of magic or the occult, classical Arabic astrology and astronomy, Islamic esotericism, or Sufism.

Key Features

New Store Stock

Product Specifications

Format: paperback
ASIN: 1947544357
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Middle East
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 06 December 2021
Listed Since: 13 January 2022

Barcode

No barcode data available

The Sun of Knowledge (Shams al-Ma'arif): An Arabic Grimoire in Selected Translation

Price History & Forecast

No Price Data Available

Price Distribution

Description

Key Features

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

The Theory, Design, Manufacture & Use of The Astrolabe: Wheel of Esoteric, Ancient Wisdom

The Papyrus Of Ani: The Book That Conquered The World - or - The Book of the Dead: The Magician's Translation

The Majestic Quran: A Plain English Translation Paperback: Guidance & Good News For The Mindful

The Great Magickal Arcanum: A Master Course in Magick for Modern Wizards

In the Current of Satan-Set: The Path of Dark Initiation

Inscriptions of Wisdom: The Sufism of Ibn al-ʿArabī in the Mirror of Jāmī (SUNY series in Islam)

The Majestic Quran: A Plain English Translation: Guidance & Good News For The Mindful

Astronomy and Astrology in al-Andalus and the Maghrib (Variorum Collected Studies)

Kabbalah: Jewish Mystical Tradition: The Tree of Life with Sephiroth, Tzimtzum, & Four Worlds and Their Connections to Kabbalistic Astrology, Angels ... Mysticism (Esoteric Religious Studies)

Foundations of Practical Sorcery: Collected Works: Volumes I - VII

The Book of Gold (Le Livre d'Or): A 17th Century Magical Grimoire of Amulets, Charms, Prayers, Sigils and Spells Using the Biblical Psalms of King David

Shinto: Japanese Indigenous Religion: Symbolism, Syncretism, and Sacred Esoteric Nature Rituals of Japan: Spiritual Mysticism, Kami, Shimenawa & ... the Sun's Origin (Esoteric Religious Studies)

The Most Holy Trinosophia - A Book of the Dead

The Sciences in Islamicate Societies in Context: Patronage, Education, Narratives (Variorum Collected Studies)

Arabian Magic Compendium

Ancient Egyptian Rituals and Symbolism: Esoterica of Egypt History - Pharaohs, Gods, Its Religious Books, Hieroglyphs, Magic & Mythology: Mitzraim's ... of the Kings (Esoteric Religious Studies)

Islamic Desk Reference: Compiled from the "Encyclopaedia of Islam"

The Holy Book of Thoth: The Great Arcana of the Tarot (Silver Age Russian Occult Rosicrucian Schools)

Ars Notoria: The Notory Art of Solomon: A Medieval Treatise on Angelic Magic and the Art of Memory

Golden Dawn Ritual Magic Made Easy - Grimoire Companion Book

Islamic Medical and Scientific Tradition (Critical Concepts in Islamic Studies)

Magic and Divination in Early Islam (The Formation of the Classical Islamic World)

Routledge Magic and Divination in the Middle Ages Book

Routledge Anthology of Arabic Discourse on Translation