Éric Geoffroy

Éric Geoffroy
Born1956 (age 69–70)
Philosophical work
Era20th-century philosophy
RegionPerennial philosophy
Sufism
Main interests
Sufism, poetry, philosophy, sociology, modernity in Islam
Notable ideas
L'Islam sera spirituel ou ne sera plus (Islam shall be spiritual or shall be no more) Contemplative Jihad (an expression of the Greater Jihad i.e. the Jihad against one's own ego) Islam in Post-modernity; Universal dimension of Islam

Éric Geoffroy (born 1956) is a French philosopher, islamologist, writer and scholar in the Sufi studies teaching at the University of Strasbourg.

Thought

He is a critic of the notion of a Clash of Civilizations, which he transcends into a Dialogue of Traditions He is an affiliate of the Alawiya Sufi Brotherhood.

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ Geoffroy, e. L'iSlam sera spirituel ou ne sera plus Paris: Seuil 2009
  2. ↑ Geoffroy, E. Jihad et Contemplation Paris: Albouraq 2002
  3. ↑ Geoffroy, E. Abd-el Kader, un spirituel dans la modernité Paris: Albouraq 2010
  4. ↑ Laude, P. Universal Dimension of Islam with Eric Geoffroy World Wisdom 2011
  5. ↑ Mention in Geothe's entry at the Marousse encyclopedia
  6. ↑ Geoffroy E. Lecture at Columbia University, April 15th 2005
  7. ↑ "alternative reference and full transcript". Archived from the original on 2013-06-02. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
  8. ↑ http://www.eric-geoffroy.net/ "Le nouveau numéro d'Horizons Maghrébins sur le thème Soufisme et spiritualité en contexte de postmodernité est coordonné par Éric Geoffroy... Lire la suite ..."