Maria de Cillis- Doctor of Philosophy
- Institute of Ismaili Studies
Maria de Cillis
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Institute of Ismaili Studies
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September 2011 - present
Position
- Research Associate
Description
- • Researching and preparing for publication of texts on Medieval Shiʿi/Ismaili philosophy, theology, law etc. • Preparing translations and critical editions of Shi‘i and Ismaili texts. • Presenting papers in meetings and conferences. • Lecturing and Marking. • Reviewing and copy-editing volumes proposed for publication.
Education
September 2006 - October 2010
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Publications (15)
One of the most celebrated religious authorities and a foundational figure of Shiʿi Islam, Muḥammad ibn Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī (d. ca. 940 CE) set out an extraordinarily wide-ranging and coherent set of doctrinal and legal traditions derived from the Shiʿi Imams, thus playing a leading role in the unification and, consequently, the consolidation of the...
The Debate on qaḍāʾ wa’l-qadar in the Iranian School of Ismaili Philosophical Theology: Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī’s Perspective
It is well-known that as one of the most renowned Ismaili dāʿīs of the Fatimid age, Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī (d. after 411/1020) attempted to create a complex system of thought, blending together Ismaili traditions — including gnostic cosmological elements — and philosophical strands mainly drawn from Fārābian Neoplatonism. Through logical and philo...
Arabic Translation of Free Will and Predestination in Islamic Thought
One of the most learned and talented Ismaili theologians of the entire Fatimid period, Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī (d. after 411/1020) rose to prominence during the reign of the Imam-caliph al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh (r. 386/996-411/1021). It is well-known Ḥamīd al-Dīn al-Kirmānī attempted to create a complex system of thought blending together Ismaili trad...
Medieval Islamic philosophers were deeply occupied with questions of predestination and salvation. Debates surrounding human responsibility for their actions, together with issues of cosmology, the notion of imamateinfo-icon and the eschatological role of the prophets and Imams were central Ismaili concerns. These were also a matter of doctrinal co...
Le shi'isme comme trait d'union entre les traditions spirituelles et ésotériques de l'Antiquité tardive et l'islam
Together with the notion of secrecy, the core of Shi'i esotericism gravitates around the ẓāhir/bāṭin dualism. This dialectical relationship between the visible and the hidden, which has been inherited from Late Antiquity, buttresses th...
The notion of divine predestination, to which the Qurʾan refers with two terms, qaḍāʾ and qadar (decree and destiny), is a theme of central importance to any philosophy of religion, and to Islam in particular. A fundamental creed for Muslims, it was a contentious and much discussed topic in classical Islamic thought. Numerous theoretical positions...
The subject of ‘human free will’ versus ‘divine predestination’ is one of the most contentious topics in classical Islamic thought. By focusing on a theme of central importance to any philosophy of religion, and to Islam in particular, this book offers a critical study of the intellectual contributions offered to this discourse by three key medieva...
