Sacred Web has published an article by Seth Abd al-Hakeem Carney:
Esoteric Interpretation in Isma’ilism
by ‘Abd al-Hakeem Carney
This essay is excerpted from “An Introduction to Isma’ili Esoteric Interpretation”, written by the late ‘Abd al-Hakeem Carney to introduce his unpublished English translation of Kitab al-Kashf (The Book of Unveiling), an early Isma’ili treatise on the esoteric interpretation of the Qu’ran. It outlines the Isma’ili doctrine of ta’wil or esoteric interpretation, the role of the Isma’ili Imam as the interpreter and guide of the faithful, and the significance of the Isma’ili doctrine of qiyama or the Great Resurrection, which Carney relates to postmodern theories of linguistic deconstruction, viewing it as an apophatic deconstruction of ta’wil, paralleling the self-transcendence that is necessary step in approaching the Absolute.
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