batch.motif.sufi-mystics-of-islam-nicholson-gutenberg-l4637-l5019
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record_id: batch.motif.sufi-mystics-of-islam-nicholson-gutenberg-l4637-l5019
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER VI / THE UNITIVE STATE / BIBLIOGRAPHY / INDEX; lines 4637-5019
start: '4637'
end: '5019'
translation: The Mystics of Islam
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: The passage is an index and end matter for Nicholson's The Mystics of Islam.
It lists Sufi technical terms, named figures, doctrines, practices, comparative
references, and page references, followed by a publisher's advertisement for volumes
in The Quest Series.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: The passage lists index entries for Sufi mystical states and practices, including
maqāmāt, maʿrifat, murāqabat, samāʿ, tawakkul, fanā-related self-annihilation,
and the Unitive State.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: obs:2
text: The passage lists index entries concerning union with God, divine unity, pantheism,
and the unitive state.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
- id: obs:3
text: The passage lists a number of named religious or legendary figures, including
Mohammed, Moses, Mary, Noah, Satan, Yūsuf/Joseph, and Zulaykhā.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- ev:6
- id: obs:4
text: The passage includes comparative or contextual index entries such as Neoplatonism,
Nirvāṇa, Vedānta, Plotinus, Plato, St. Paul, Ruysbroeck, Tauler, and The Theology
of Aristotle.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- ev:8
- id: obs:5
text: The passage lists symbolic or doctrinal imagery including the Path, the Great
Name, the seventy thousand veils, pilgrimage allegory, and mystical symbolism.
category: object
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- ev:10
- id: obs:6
text: The passage ends with a publisher's list for The Quest Series, including titles
on psychical research, the Holy Grail, Jewish mysticism, Islamic mysticism, Buddhist
psychology, personality, and Catholic mysticism.
category: other
evidence_refs:
- ev:11
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Mohammed, the Prophet
description: Listed as an index entry with multiple page references and a cross-reference
to Traditions of the Prophet.
role_refs:
- role:1
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: Moses
description: Listed as an index entry with page references.
role_refs:
- role:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Mary
description: Listed as an index entry with a page reference.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Noah
description: Listed as an index entry with a page reference.
role_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Satan
description: Listed as an index entry with a cross-reference to the Devil.
role_refs:
- role:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
roles:
- id: role:1
label: Prophet
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The index explicitly labels Mohammed as 'the Prophet.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: role:2
label: Prophetic figure
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: Moses appears among the indexed religious figures and is connected elsewhere
in the index with prophets as a category.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:3
label: Devil/adversarial figure
assigned_to:
- fig:5
basis: The Satan entry cross-references 'Devil, the.'
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: Path
literal_form: The indexed term 'Path, the'
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:2
label: Great Name
literal_form: The indexed term 'Name, the Great'
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:9
- id: sym:3
label: Seventy thousand veils
literal_form: The indexed phrase 'Veils, the seventy thousand'
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
- id: sym:4
label: Pilgrimage as allegory
literal_form: The indexed phrase 'Pilgrimage, allegorical interpretation of the'
associated_figures: []
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
scenes: []
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: Self-annihilation and union with God
taxonomy_refs:
- annihilation_union
basis: The index explicitly groups self-annihilation, fanā, union with God, the
Unitive State, and divine unity as topics in the work.
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- ev:4
confidence: medium
cautions: This passage is an index rather than an expository or narrative passage;
it confirms the presence of the topic but does not itself elaborate the motif.
- id: motif:2
label: Mystical path or quest through stages and states
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
- initiation
basis: The index lists Path, stages, states, maqāmāt, the sālik, the tālib, repentance,
poverty, recollection, meditation, and other elements of Sufi progress.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:9
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage only indexes these terms; it does not narrate a quest sequence.
- id: motif:3
label: Hidden or veiled divine reality
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The index lists gnosis/maʿrifat, the Great Name, spiritual vision, and the
doctrine of seventy thousand veils.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:9
- ev:10
confidence: low
cautions: The relationship among these indexed entries is inferential and requires
consultation of the referenced pages.
- id: motif:4
label: Allegorical pilgrimage
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: The index explicitly includes 'Pilgrimage, allegorical interpretation of
the' along with named pilgrimage locations such as Safā, Marwa, Minā, Muzdalifa,
and Mecca.
evidence_refs:
- ev:10
confidence: medium
cautions: The index confirms the topic but gives no details of the allegory.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: quote
locator: lines 4637-5019; index entries for mystical terms
quote_or_summary: Index entries include 'maqāmāt,' 'maʿrifat,' 'murāqabat,' and
related Sufi technical vocabulary.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:2
type: quote
locator: lines 4637-5019; index entries for practices and states
quote_or_summary: Index entries include 'samāʿ,' 'tawakkul,' 'wajd,' 'sukr,' 'Stages,
mystical,' and 'States, mystical.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:3
type: quote
locator: lines 4637-5019; index entries for self-annihilation and union
quote_or_summary: Index entries include 'Self-annihilation... See fanā' and 'Union
with God... See Unitive State, the, and fanā.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:4
type: quote
locator: lines 4637-5019; index entries for divine unity
quote_or_summary: Index entries include 'Unitive State, the,' 'Unity, the divine,'
and 'Pantheism.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:5
type: quote
locator: lines 4637-5019; index entry for Mohammed
quote_or_summary: The index lists 'Mohammed, the Prophet' with multiple page references
and a cross-reference to 'Traditions of the Prophet.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-5019; index entries for named figures
quote_or_summary: The index includes entries for Mary, Moses, Noah, Satan, Yūsuf/Joseph,
and Zulaykhā.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-5019; comparative intellectual entries
quote_or_summary: The index includes entries for Neoplatonism, Nirvāṇa, Vedānta,
Plato, Plotinus, Porphyry, Proclus, Philo, and Pythagoras.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:8
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-5019; Christian and European mystical entries
quote_or_summary: The index includes St. Paul, Ruysbroeck, Tauler, Henry More, Underhill,
and Catholic Mysticism in the publisher list.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:9
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-5019; symbolic and path entries
quote_or_summary: The index includes 'Path, the,' 'Name, the Great,' 'Vision, spiritual,'
and 'Truth, the.'
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:10
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-5019; pilgrimage, veils, and symbolism entries
quote_or_summary: The index includes 'Pilgrimage, allegorical interpretation of
the,' 'Veils, the seventy thousand,' 'Symbolism, mystical,' and pilgrimage place
names such as Safā, Marwa, Minā, Muzdalifa, and Mecca.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
- id: ev:11
type: summary
locator: lines 4637-5019; The Quest Series publisher list
quote_or_summary: The end matter advertises The Quest Series, including volumes
on psychical research, the Holy Grail, Jewish mysticism, Mystics of Islam, Buddhist
psychology, personality, and Catholic mysticism.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/sufi/project-gutenberg/mystics-of-islam-nicholson.md
rights_note: Public domain source text.
confidence:
extraction: medium
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: The passage is index and publisher end matter, not a narrative or doctrinal
exposition. It supports identification of topics and motifs at the level of indexed
terms, but detailed symbolic interpretation requires the referenced pages.
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: '2026-04-29'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were recorded because the passage lists possible comparanda but does not itself make a substantive comparative argument.
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