batch.motif.sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg-l106-l128

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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg-l106-l128
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
passage_locator:
  label: WISDOM OF THE EAST / BY CLAUD FIELD, M.A. / CONTENTS / INTRODUCTION                                                         7;
    lines 106-128
  start: '106'
  end: '128'
  translation: The Confessions of Al Ghazzali
  notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
    human review required.
canonical_text:
  quote: ''
  summary: The passage is a table of contents listing sections on Ghazzali’s search
    for truth, sophists, seekers after truth, scholastic theology, philosophical sects,
    philosophical sciences, Sufism, and inspiration.
  language: English
  quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
  text: The passage presents a contents list with page numbers.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
- id: obs:2
  text: One listed section is titled “Ghazzali’s Search for Truth.”
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: obs:3
  text: One listed section concerns “The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth.”
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
- id: obs:4
  text: One listed section is titled “Sufism.”
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:4
- id: obs:5
  text: One listed section concerns “The Reality of Inspiration” and its importance
    for the human race.
  category: other
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
figures:
- id: fig:1
  name_or_label: Ghazzali
  description: Named in a section title as undertaking a search for truth.
  role_refs:
  - role:1
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: fig:2
  name_or_label: Seekers after Truth
  description: A collective category named in a section title.
  role_refs:
  - role:2
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
roles:
- id: role:1
  label: searcher for truth
  assigned_to:
  - fig:1
  basis: The contents include the heading “Ghazzali’s Search for Truth.”
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
- id: role:2
  label: seekers after truth
  assigned_to:
  - fig:2
  basis: The contents include the heading “The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth.”
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:3
symbols: []
scenes:
- id: scene:1
  label: Contents listing of intellectual and spiritual topics
  summary: The passage lists sections that frame the work around truth-seeking, theology,
    philosophy, Sufism, and inspiration.
  figure_refs:
  - fig:1
  - fig:2
  symbol_refs: []
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:1
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
  label: Search for truth
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  - mystical_quest
  basis: The passage explicitly lists Ghazzali’s search for truth and kinds of seekers
    after truth, alongside Sufism and inspiration.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:2
  - ev:3
  - ev:4
  - ev:5
  confidence: medium
  cautions: This is a table of contents, not a narrative passage; motif identification
    is based on section headings only.
- id: motif:2
  label: Inspiration as religious or spiritual knowledge
  taxonomy_refs:
  - wisdom
  basis: The passage lists a section on the reality of inspiration and its importance
    for the human race.
  evidence_refs:
  - ev:5
  confidence: medium
  cautions: The passage does not explain the content of inspiration, only names it
    as a topic.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
  type: summary
  locator: lines 106-128
  quote_or_summary: A contents list gives section titles and page numbers.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
- id: ev:2
  type: quote
  locator: lines 112-112
  quote_or_summary: "“Ghazzali’s Search for Truth”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:3
  type: quote
  locator: lines 116-116
  quote_or_summary: "“The Different Kinds of Seekers after Truth”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:4
  type: quote
  locator: lines 125-125
  quote_or_summary: "“Sufism”"
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; short excerpt used.
- id: ev:5
  type: summary
  locator: lines 127-128
  quote_or_summary: A contents entry names “The Reality of Inspiration” and states
    its importance for the human race.
  source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/confessions-al-ghazzali-field.md
  rights_note: Public domain source; concise summary used.
confidence:
  extraction: high
  motif_candidates: medium
  comparison_claims: uncertain
  notes: Literal extraction is straightforward because the passage is a contents list.
    Motif candidates are tentative because headings provide themes but no narrative
    development.
reviewer_status:
  status: needs_review
  reviewer: ''
  reviewed_at: ''
  notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
  No symbols from the supplied symbol taxonomy appear in this passage. No comparison claims were made because the passage itself does not support a comparative claim.
  batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
  custom_id=motif_extract:sufi-al-ghazzali-confessions-field-gutenberg__l106-l128
  passage_sha256=ef21e8a3fea6c970da0615213055cd257cd2cf50dddd9034064bb83f094927af