The World of Image in Islamic Philosophy: Ibn Sina, Suhrawardi, Shahrazuri and Beyond

ISBN-13: 9781474415859 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 288 str.

L. W. C. Van Lit

Opis

One of the most controversial issues that divided Islamic philosophers and theologians during the Middle Ages was whether human beings would have a spiritual or bodily existence after death. The idea of a world of image was conceived as a solution, suggesting that there exists a world of non-physical (imagined) bodies, beyond our earthly existence. This world may be reached in sleep, in meditation or after death.
From the embryonic conception by Ibn Sina, to the radical rethinking by Suhrawardi and Shahrazuri into a sophisticated system, L. W. C. van Lit unravels the history of this idea. Using a distant reading approach for measuring the transmission, he further shows how the idea remained relevant for Muslim thinkers through the centuries, up until today.

Spis treści

List of Figures of Tables; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. From Ibn S?n? to Suhraward?: The Contested Idea of Using Imagination after Death; 3. Suhraward?’s recognition of an Additional Realm; 4. Shahraz?r? on Suhraward?’s Suspended Images; 5. Suhraward?’s Lukewarm Commentators; 6. The reception of Shahraz?r?’s World of Image Up Until the Present Day; 7. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Appendix A: Edited Passages; Appendix B: List of Persons Mentioned in this Study; Index.