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28%OFFHenry Corbin - Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn ´Arabi - 9780691058344 - V9780691058344
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Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn ´Arabi

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Description for Alone with the Alone: Creative Imagination in the Sufism of Ibn ´Arabi Paperback. A contribution to Shi'ite Sufism. It brings us to the core of this movement with an analysis of Ibn 'Arabi's life and doctrines. It begins with a spiritual topography of the twelfth century, emphasizing the differences between exoteric and esoteric forms of Islam. It also relates Islamic mysticism to mystical thought in the West. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 440 pages, 5 plates 2 in color. BIC Classification: HRH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 27. Weight in Grams: 616.
"Henry Corbin's works are the best guide to the visionary tradition...Corbin, like Scholem and Jonas, is remembered as a scholar of genius. He was uniquely equipped not only to recover Iranian Sufism for the West, but also to defend the principal Western traditions of esoteric spirituality."--From the introduction by Harold Bloom Ibn 'Arabi (1165-1240) was one of the great mystics of all time. Through the richness of his personal experience and the constructive power of his intellect, he made a unique contribution to Shi'ite Sufism. In this book, which features a powerful new preface by Harold Bloom, Henry Corbin brings ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
454
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Series
Bollingen Series (General)
Condition
New
Weight
623g
Number of Pages
440
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691058344
SKU
V9780691058344
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About Henry Corbin
Henry Corbin was Professor of Islamic Religion at the Sorbonne and was the leading authority in the West on Iranian-Islamic thought.

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