Barghouti, Dia. 2021. Performances of the Sufi Ascent in Ibn ‘Arab’s Metaphysics, Tunisian ara and DhikrRituals, and Three Sufi Plays: Journeys in God’s Vast Earth. Doctoral thesis, Goldsmiths, University of London [Thesis] https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/29998/ The version presented here may differ from the published, performed or presented work. Please go to the persistent GRO record above for more information. If you believe that any material held in the repository infringes copyright law, please contact the Repository Team at Goldsmiths, University of London via the following email address:
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[email protected] Performances of the Sufi Ascent in Ibn ‘Arabī’s Metaphysics, Tunisian Ḥaḍra and Dhikr Rituals, and Three Sufi Plays: Journeys in God’s Vast Earth Dia Barghouti Part Submission for the Degree of PhD (1) Goldsmiths, University of London 1 I Dia Barghouti hereby declare that this thesis and the work presented in it is entirely my own. Where I have consulted the work of others, this is always clearly stated. Signed: Date:17/11/2020 2 Acknowledgements Over the last five years I have met countless people in Tunis, London, Istanbul, Ramallah, and Beirut who have helped me complete this thesis. The names of those who helped me during my research on the Shādhiliya and ‘Īssāwiya communities are endless. Nonetheless, I shall try to thank those whom I can. To Maria Shevtsova, who, like the great Andalusian saint Muḥyiddīn Ibn ‘Arabī, has been an example of what it means to be truly human.