A definitive interpretation of traditional Islamic philosophy from the beginning to the present day. Corbin identifies the great themes of the doctrinal and mystical vision of Islamic philosophy, through comparative parallels, and in relation to currents in Western philosophy.
A definitive interpretation of traditional Islamic philosophy from the beginning to the present day. Corbin identifies the great themes of the doctrin...
This Korean novel is set against the background of the struggle between conservative and modernizing forces at the turn of the century. It follows the fortunes of several generations of Korean villagers during a time of unsurpassed turbulance and change.
This Korean novel is set against the background of the struggle between conservative and modernizing forces at the turn of the century. It follows the...
A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian.
A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian.
Originally published in 1969.
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A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the Spanish-born Arab theologian.
A penetrating analysis of the life and doctrines of the...
In this work a distinguished scholar of Islamic religion examines the mysticism and psychological thought of the great eleventh-century Persian philosopher and physician Avicenna (Ibn Sina), author of over a hundred works on theology, logic, medicine, and mathematics. Henry Corbin's discovery in an Istanbul library of the manuscript of a Persian translation of and commentary on Avicenna's Hayy ibn Yaqzan, written in Arabic, led him to an analysis of three of Avicenna's mystical "recitals." These form an initiatory cycle leading the adept along the path of spiritual progress. In Part...
In this work a distinguished scholar of Islamic religion examines the mysticism and psychological thought of the great eleventh-century Persian phi...
