Claude Addas
French-Polish scholar of Islam
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Claude Addas is a French-Polish scholar of Islam who has made major contributions to the field of Ibn Arabi studies.
Claude Addas | |
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| Occupation | Islamic scholar |
| Notable work | Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi |
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 of Ibn 'Arabi and published in 1993.[3] William Chittick described Quest for the Red Sulphur as "the best and most thoroughly documented account" of Ibn Arabi's life.[4] Gregory Lipton described her as "Ibn Arabi's preeminent Western biographer".[3]
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.[3]
Works
- Ibn ʻArabī, ou, La quête du soufre rouge. Gallimard, 1989, ISBN 2-07-071504-3[5]
- Ibn Arabî et le voyage sans retour, Le Seuil 1996, ISBN 978-2-02-025126-6[6]
- La Maison muhammadienne: Aperçus de la dévotion au Prophète en mystique musulmane, Gallimard, 2015, ISBN 2-07-014763-0
Works translated to English
- Quest for the Red Sulphur: The Life of Ibn 'Arabi. Islamic Texts Society, 1993, ISBN 0-946621-45-4[7]
- Ibn 'Arabi: The Voyage of No Return. Islamic Texts Society, 2000, ISBN 0-946621-74-8[8]